Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in ...

Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments ... the exploitation of the region’s natural resources. Institutional capacity ...

The Detroit Zoological Society’s Amazon program equips students with supplies and knowledge—linking conservation and ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its dense green canopy stretches across nine countries, providing a ...

A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest is a massive area ... governments seek to clamp down on a Wild West atmosphere of resource extraction, human rights abuses and environmental crime ...

It winds through pristine jungle deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon. And the fuel that powers ... "Mining, logging and extraction of natural resources like oil require the building of roads, which ...

“Ultimately the biggest takeaway is we have to do a better job protecting our natural resources, and I think the ... learn about the forests globally — like the Amazon — and see the impact that the ...

The Amazon rainforest ... heat and a lack of resources for indigenous peoples and local communities, the study shows. “A war of attrition on the Amazon rainforest is being waged through human ...

exploiting Brazil's natural resources, particularly sugar, gold, and coffee, with the labor of slaves—primarily transported from Africa. The Amazon rainforest is seen from a plane flying from ...

The map locates the Amazon rainforest, which includes Roraima ... from Brazil’s Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources combating fires on Yanomami Indigenous land this month ...