"We condemn the murder of environmental defender Hipólito Quispe Huamán in Madre de Dios, another victim of the growing ...

By Mongabay.com Environmental activist Hipólito Quispe Huamán was shot and killed Saturday night in the Madre de Dios region of southeastern Peru, in what authorities suspect was a targeted attack ...

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The Amazon has lost between 15% and 17% of its trees, and at current deforestation rates, the rainforest could cross Nobre’s threshold in 15 to 30 years. “We are almost seeing the tipping ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and covers much of northwestern Brazil, functioning as Earth’s "air conditioner," as it helps regulate the planet’s global ...

Large swathes of Amazon rainforest that appear healthy may be on the brink of mass dieback—when a plant starts to die beginning at the tips of its roots or leaves—due to deforestation and ...

The Amazon rainforest lost an estimated 5 million acres in 2020, an area roughly the size of Israel, according to a recent report on the region. Experts warn that unchecked deforestation in the ...

Countries surrounding the Amazon rainforest, such as Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia, are meeting for the first time in over a decade to discuss protection measures.

Why the Amazon could be at risk of "collapsing" 04:16 French President Emmanuel Macron wants the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest to be on the agenda at this weekend's G-7 summit.

The Amazon is also taking longer to recover from perturbations like weather events, ... But in the rainforest’s southeast, they’re getting glimpses of what that point might look like.

Topline. South America's dense Amazon rainforest has long served as one of the planet's primary carbon-absorbing regions, but a new study has found human interference is causing a large part of ...

The Amazon is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world and produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. As the fires in the rainforest continue to burn, our environment could be harmed.