A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century.

The Amazon is undergoing a radical transformation. New research suggests the rainforest is now entering a hypertropical state ...

A new study of the Amazon rainforest has found the region is shifting toward a 'hypertropical' state as droughts become ...

Many locals are cheering on the Brazilian government’s plans to rebuild a decrepit highway. Environmentalists are less keen ...

The Amazon may be approaching the point of near total collapse, a new study has concluded. The research, published in the journal Nature, found that climate change, combined with water stress and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A ...

An Amazon summit, featuring leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, and Ecuador, will meet for the first time in 14 years. The summit will address how the nations ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil – If much of the Amazon forest is to wither away, this is the town where that end was foretold. During its campaign to develop the region, Brazil’s former military dictatorship chose ...

"Deforestation and climate change are likely the main drivers of this decline." The Amazon rainforest is biologically the richest region on Earth, hosting about 25% of global biodiversity. The study ...

HUMAITÁ, Brazil — Dorival Costa has no qualms about scorching the earth. The 70-year-old farmer in the Brazilian Amazon has just set fire to 5 acres of rainforest that he will convert into cattle ...

Discover the vibrant birdlife of the Amazon Rainforest, home to powerful raptors, colorful parrots and rare species. From the mighty Harpy Eagle to the quirky Hoatzin, explore nature’s winged wonders.