Scientists at the Amazon Aid Foundation looked into the effects of rapid warming for Andean cloud forests. What they found was alarming. To combat temperature change, plants would have to move ...

In the tranquil waters of the Amazon Basin, the pink river dolphin stands as a testament to the mysteries of nature. Their ...

But take a short drive and you’re in the middle of Andean greenery ... and the path leads you through a pristine cloud forest filled with orchids and birds. The hike takes about four to five ...

A cloud forest in Ecuador could be recognised as an ... that nature, from the Andean mountains to a "single soldier ant", is a living system with which humans must "harmoniously coexist".

Planet Money buys a "biodiversity credit" and travels to the Andean cloud forest in Colombia — to see how these credits work, and if they can really help save threatened species.

High-altitude grasslands bordering cloud forest are key habitats for Andean bears and conservation managers should consider how livestock impact this important ecosystem, the authors say.