AN ANCIENT city that was abandoned in the 18th century has finally been unearthed deep inside the Amazon rainforest. Located ...

Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation, thereby influencing the Earth's energy budget, water cycle, and climate. However, the origin of aerosol ...

Brazil’s environment minister, a renowned former activist, helped push climate change to the top of President Lula’s agenda.

According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, ...

Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before ...

The Amazônia Revelada project aims to identify sites in the Amazon by combining state-of-the-art technology with the traditional knowledge of forest peoples.

The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to ...

To fully understand what’s happening in the Amazon, we must listen to Indigenous peoples. They are the guardians of the rainforest and have invaluable knowledge that can protect and restore nature for ...

The rain forest has long functioned as a carbon sink ... However, new research has shown that parts of the Amazon now emit more carbon dioxide than they can take in, partly due to soaring ...

Now the cooperative buys nuts from ... When the soil became depleted, he would destroy more of the forest to create another plot. With the help of the Amazon Fund, five years ago he began planting ...

It is understood that the Portuguese people established the settlement inside the Amazon rainforest somewhere around ... Neves and his team are now determined to bring back the long-lost city ...

To fully understand what’s happening in the Amazon, we must listen to Indigenous peoples. They are the guardians of the rainforest and have invaluable knowledge that can protect and restore nature for ...