New research shows that forest connecting different types of habitats may help frogs fight a deadly amphibian fungus ...

Explore Sustainable Community Development in the Heart of the Brazilian Rainforests! Ready for an unforgettable journey? Embark on a houseboat adventure down the Rio Negro (which becomes the mighty ...

Antonio has spent the past seven years running toward fires that most others run from. A firefighter in the Brazilian Amazon ...

Brazil’s Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area encompasses an area of Amazon Rainforest more than half the size of Belgium. Or at least it used to. The embattled reserve has lost around half ...

When telling stories about nature, Alexandre de Santi’s interest stems from the climate. “Climate collapse is the greatest ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new satellite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A government plan to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from environmentalists who say the development ...

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is home to the world's largest urban rain forest. Woven among the city's bustling neighborhoods are ...

A destructive cocktail of herbicides, including a key compound in the lethal defoliant Agent Orange, is being used to chemically deforest huge areas of Brazil as ranchers there seek new, less ...

The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019, official data show, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing criticism over rampant destruction of the Amazon. Nearly 73 ...

The Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) initiative is expected to be launched at Brazil’s COP30, in November, and has received attention due to potential financial support from China. In July and ...

Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge’s boat on the Rio Negro. I grew up swimming in rivers and creeks in rural Pennsylvania, and now seek them out wherever I travel. I’ve jumped into rivers of all kinds, from the ...