When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing ...

The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian law enforcement destroys equipment used by deforesters. Wallace Lopes / IBAMA Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in ...

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday.

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the ...

As it prepares to host the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 30, the first COP to be held in the Amazon) in November 2025, Brazil ...

Renata Piazzon, CEO of the Instituto Arapyaú, is one of Brazil’s leading voices for aligning conservation with economic development, arguing that protecting forests and improving livelihoods must go ...

Native species can lose ground, wildlife habitat can shrink, and restoration efforts can become slower and more expensive.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) initiative is expected to be launched at Brazil’s COP30, in November, and has received attention due to ...

Explore Sustainable Community Development in the Heart of the Brazilian Rainforests! Ready for an unforgettable journey? Embark on a houseboat adventure down the Rio Negro (which becomes the mighty ...