In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought struck the region ... The team created maps to illustrate their findings.

Historically, leftists in the region have pushed for more environmental protections. Mr. Lula and Mr. Petro, whose countries are home to nearly three-quarters of the remaining Amazon rainforest ...

At COP16 in Cali, WWF, in collaboration with the Chalmers University of Technology, Trase, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), launched an eye-opening report, “Uncovering Sub-Regional ...

For decades, satellite images have clearly captured how rampant deforestation is destroying the Amazon rainforest ... the latter two being the only regions where more than 50% of the Amazon ...

WASHINGTON — Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that were home ... “For the region, it’s really in a class of its own in terms of how early ...

Fires in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Region Surge for Third Month By Stefanie Eschenbacher SANTAREM, Brazil (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for ...

A new report from Monitoring of the Amazon Project (MAAP) compiles some of the most up-to-date and extensive analysis of mining in the Amazon. The map show 58 instances of illegal mining in ...

Impending loss of the Amazon rainforest due to deforestation has concerned scientists, activists, and citizens all over the globe. Natural habitats sustaining the region’s incomparable biodiversity ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on future generations to safeguard and protect the wildlife and the delicate ecological balance in the Amazon rainforest while visiting ...

A lost colonial city dating back to the 18th century was discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The ancient Portuguese settlement had previously appeared on maps ... The Amazon region is known ...