The impending loss of the Amazon rainforest due to deforestation has concerned scientists, activists, and citizens all over ...

University of Ferrerra researchers reported on the evolution of European skin, eye and hair pigmentation over the last 45,000 ...

Campaigns that educate people about the destruction caused by rain forest timber and encourage purchasing of sustainable rain forest products could drive demand down enough to slow deforestation ...

The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to generate oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. 5 million square kilometers. This ...

Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of ...

Videos show inside Brazil’s latest campaign to combat deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, Operation Maravlha.

If these trends continue unchecked, they could disrupt continental rainfall patterns and trigger a sharp decline in species that depend on the rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon has been ...

Wildfires and extreme drought Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in ...