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 ...

Authorities are also investigating the colonies since some of the land grab coincides with Indigenous communities. Satellite ...

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 ...

The Amazon is perilously close to an ecological tipping point. According to a February paper in Nature, “by 2050, 10% to 47 percent of Amazonian forests will be exposed to compounding disturbances ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday ...