Indigenous-managed forests in Brazil's Amazon absorb thousands of dangerous pollutants from wildfires Debbie Banks April 08, 2023 Currently, there are 383 recognized Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Legal Amazon, covering more than 1,160,000 square km.
Amazon mammals threatened by climate change Hannah Steiner February 21, 2023 Study reveals impacts of Savannization on Brazilian Amazon land animals.
Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find Hannah Steiner January 28, 2023 Preventing the advance of deforestation remains vital, and could also allow more attention to be directed to other drivers of....
Amazon rainforest deforestation is influencing weather in Tibet Hannah Steiner January 09, 2023 The Amazon rainforest is considered to represent one of the world's tipping points, where small, gradual changes can eventually lead....
For firms, climate and deforestation becoming part of bigger ‘nature’ issue Hannah Steiner December 25, 2022 Loss of tropical forests remained “stubbornly high” in 2021 with 11.1 million hectares of tree cover lost, almost half the....
Human Activity is Pushing Vital Species Towards Extinction, U.N. Warns in Call for Sustainability Liang Lan July 27, 2022 Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine, and energy. But a new....
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil Liang Lan May 17, 2022 Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History researcher Murilo Pastana and his colleagues have discovered and described two new species of....
Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon George Scott February 01, 2022 An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that supplies water to indigenous....