Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could ...

Organized crime in South America is a threat to the Amazon rainforest, according to a report published on Tuesday, as the encroachment of criminal groups into protected areas fuels violence and sets ...

The study found that Amazon forests, like other endangered biomes, are exhibiting signs of resilience decline with more ...

Andean Parliament declares State of Emergency for Amazon Basin: meet the activist who made it happen. Earlier this month the Amazon Basin netted a necessary win - the Andean Parliament declared a ...

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when ...

Environmental journalists are pairing satellite imagery and machine learning to expose illegal mining across the Amazon.

Wunderling, N., Sakschewski, B., Rockström, J., M. Flores, B., Hirota, M., Staal, A. (2026): Deforestation-induced drying lowers Amazon climate threshold. Nature. DOI:10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0 ...

Twelve remarkable rainforest animals—from jaguars and sloths to orangutans, toucans, and poison dart frogs—thrive in the ...

Organized crime in South America is a growing threat to the Amazon rainforest, according to a report published Tuesday, as ...

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savanna-like ecosystems at 1.5–1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22–28% of the Amazon, ...