Comparing our data with other studies in different tropical forest regions in South America, the estimated density for the REGUA was higher than in some Amazon rainforest areas in Brazil (3.0-6.0 ...

Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area ...

This secluded mountain town near São Paulo offers stunning Victorian charm and railway history surrounded by Brazil's ...

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New research shows climate change may be overloading the Amazon's tree canopy, disrupting photosynthesis and signaling forest ...

In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the ...

Scientists are finding that some percentage of tropical forests may hold up under global warming—if they’re not cut ... Brazil, analyzed 20 years of data from Brazilian forest monitoring plots.

If tropical rainforests are the lungs of the Earth, then 2024 was a year of respiratory failure. Fires, fueled by climate ...

Recent data from the University of Maryland show the tropics lost 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of primary ...

Abstract. The state of Pinus cultivation in southern Brazil, from the perspective of potential environmental damage, is controversial. Little is known about naturally regenerated forests after ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data ...