The forest becomes so valuable, the theory goes, that there is no economic sense in cutting it down. The effort comes as the ...

The Amazon isn't as pristine as you might think. Turns out, humans have been changing its landscape for thousands of years. This suggests that some of the Amazon we know today was largely ...

People have already cut down 20% of the Amazon. If another 20% disappears, that could trigger a feedback loop known as a "dieback," in which the forest could dry out and become a savannah.

Global Forest Watch director for WRI, told Euronews of the study’s findings earlier this year. Long-term predictions for the ...

Clearing trees to make way for coca fields is a key driver of Amazon forest destruction ... Tasked with the mission of slimming down the government, Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk, has ...

Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions. It is also one of the most vulnerable.