Learn about what threatens the wet, layered forest and what you can do to help. 2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and ...

deforestation in the Amazon in 2004 reached its second-highest rate ever, with ranchers, soybean farmers and loggers burning and cutting down 10,088 square miles of rain forest, an area roughly ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

The creation of mines, farms and roads - which caused deforestation - has also led to economic development. The money created from these enterprises allows a country to generate foreign income ...

Global reforestation and forest restoration efforts are facing a serious setback due to the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze.

The Amazon rain forest covers more than two million square miles of the earth's surface, spanning eight South American countries. Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and ...

Rain forest restoration holds much promise in ... forest have been cleared during the last 20 years and extensive deforestation continues in some regions, there has been an increase in tropical ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have ...

Acid rain is one of the most destructive environmental threats to forests and their inhabitants. From weakening trees to harming wildlife, this invisible danger is reshaping entire ecosystems.

Bhubaneswar: A dip in temperature, rain and cloudy skies have brought a temporary respite from forest fires in the past two days, after this year's early dry spell led to the breaking out of a lot ...

IMD has issued a light to moderate rain alert for Mumbai and Palghar, with isolated thunderstorms expected in Thane, though ...