The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

close to where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, and serves as a key entry point for the Amazon rainforest due to its port facilities. COP30 will take place from Nov. 10 to Nov. 21.

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have ...

In 2023, hydro-electricity accounted for nearly half of Brazil's installed energy capacity, and more than 60% of its total ...

It is perhaps a slightly more niche destination; a stop for river cruises heading into the Amazon rainforest, or for backpackers travelling around every corner of Brazil. Known as the ‘gateway ...

The effect is that about 10,000 acres of rainforest are being destroyed daily, which is ultimately impacting weather patterns ...

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest – spanning 6.9 million ... In places, the Loire could be crossed on foot; France’s longest river never flowed so slowly. The Rhine was nearly ...

Years of extreme droughts in the Amazon rainforest that studies have attributed to climate change have made river journeys to and from remote communities perilous and added to the challenge of ...

Indigenous protests and poor roads have disrupted shipping of Brazil's bumper soybean crop in recent days via the river port ...