Local patrols in the Amazon are leading a conservation success story, protecting forests and wildlife against growing threats ...

The Amazon rainforest, known as the “lungs of the Earth,” absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Surprisingly, instead ...

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Many are already struggling to access essential ...

Despite growing awareness of the Amazon’s importance, conservation efforts remain critically underfunded. Today, ARPA for ...

As incomes in China have grown in the last decade, so has China’s appetite for beef. No longer out of reach for China’s middle class, beef now sizzles in home woks and restaurant kitchens. China has ...

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, ...

When most of us think about clearing away the Amazon rainforest, we have visions of chainsaws and scorched earth. In recent years, vast swathes of the rainforest have been razed for cattle pastures, ...

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

Açaí, a healthy and tasty treat made from the depths of the Amazon rainforest, is gaining traction in Tucson with an açaí ...