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

Local deforestation reduces rainfall in the Amazon rainforest wheres global climate change is the main factor for the ...

In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest ...

This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data ...

That harm can look like respiratory diseases such as asthma caused by toxic air pollution after fires, or illnesses that ...

By Daniel NepstadLuiza MuccilloMonica de los RiosRonaldo Seroa da MottaThuanny Vieira Misconceptions about jurisdictional REDD+ programs have been amplified in recent press coverage, such as reports ...

The technology is described as a step forward in environmental governance in the Amazon and a way to strengthen agencies like ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil – If much of the Amazon forest is to wither away, this is the town where that end was foretold. During its campaign to develop the region, Brazil’s former military dictatorship chose ...

Findings add to mounting evidence that recognizing and enforcing Indigenous Peoples’ land rights has widespread benefits – for the climate, nature and, now, health ...

The images, analysed by MapBiomas, clearly showed a loss of 49.1 million hectares or 121 million acres of rainforest between ...

Monitoring shows a 52% decline in pink dolphins and a 34% drop in gray river dolphins in this part of the Amazon in recent ...