University of Leicester-led research has revealed the start of industrial deforestation of the Malaysian rainforest and its long-lasting impact on coastal ecosystems in the skeletons of corals.

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

Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a landmark deal signed two decades ago aimed at slowing deforestation.

Hundreds of monkeys can now safely cross roads in Alta Floresta, a city in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Seven canopy ...

Amazon rainforest deforestation is reshaping the planet’s climate. It affects rainfall, raises global temperatures, and threatens ecosystems far beyond South America.

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

XINGUARA, Brazil -Decades of ranching in the Amazon have earned Roque Quagliato, Brazil’s “King of Cattle,” great wealth – and some trouble. His family's immense farms were accused of submitting ...

SANTAREM, Brazil – Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a landmark deal signed two decades ago aimed at slowing ...

COP30, which will be held in Belém, Brazil, has been hit by revelations that a new road to service the conference is slicing ...

JBS, a giant Brazilian firm once fined billions for bribery, is trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Some credit President ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...