Each year, these plantations generate about $50 million in revenue for the Ocho Sur group, whose palm oil has ended up in products ranging from Cheetos to Colgate toothpaste. The $160 million ...

"Unfortunately, it’s always the most vulnerable communities that are hardest hit." River in world's largest rainforest on ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study ...

The Amazon rainforest is shrinking due to deforestation, driven by industries like timber and cattle. But what if there was a way to profit from protecting it instead? We explore the concept of ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday.

In the Brazilian Amazon, workers use metal tubes to sow seedlings in rapid succession, as part of an effort to reforest the ...

Satellite images have recently revealed that Peruvian Amazon Rainforest deforestation around Mennonite colonies is especially ...

Unveiling the relationship between society and the environment, a new research project sheds light on “tipping points” ...

The Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition's plan to save the Amazon rainforest has just been launched.

Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently ...

These results are being celebrated as a major win for conservationists and climate advocates. The Brazilian government, led ...