If these trends continue unchecked, they could disrupt continental rainfall patterns and trigger a sharp decline in species that depend on the rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon has been ...

As deforestation increases in the Amazon, it will decrease precipitation in California and create drier conditions in ...

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the "lungs of the Earth," but for years, those lungs have been under siege. Now, there's finally some good news to share. Over the past year, deforestation in the ...

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...

One of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon is industrial farming. Setting fire to the forest is one of the main ways humans get rid of trees. Burning trees also makes the forest ...

Carbon markets investor Silvania, backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria, announced a $1.5 billion fund in collaboration two ...

According to WWF, cattle ranching accounts for around 80 percent of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. This isn’t just catastrophic for wildlife and biodiversity, but it’s also driving up ...

In Alto Mayo, a forest in Peru, there's more than meets the eye — a recent survey revealed a treasure trove of biodiversity.

Nepal PM sums up 2024 shift away from conservation: ‘Fewer tigers, less forest’ ...

Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.