By Shanna Hanbury Five out of 10 lakes in the central Amazon had daytime temperatures over 37° Celsius, (98.6° Fahrenheit) ...

Illicit commerce now mirrors the formal economy in scale and diversity. A recent survey by the National Forum Against Piracy ...

Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly ...

Afro-descendant peoples in Latin America have historically been guardians of nature, but their role could be more important than previously estimated. New research carried out in four Amazonian ...

Even Swedish consumption contributes to the loss of rainforest—and nowadays coffee has overtaken beef as the product affecting deforestation the most. This is shown in a new report from the WWF in ...

Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions Transform the Amazon from Guardian to Threat The Amazon rainforest experienced its most devastating fire season in over two decades during 2024. The 2024 fires ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Brazil is pushing to build a 621-mile railway through the Amazon even as it hosts the U.N. climate summit and ...

While delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, around 180 kilometres away, in Tomé-Açu, this truck transported wood from a deforested area of the Amazon. Deforestation was one of the items on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. When we talk about our changing climate, many begin with focus on carbon ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency surged ...

The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests has been endorsed by 33 investment firms that in aggregate manage over $3 trillion as of the 20 th of October: it’s open to signatories until November first ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the ...