The Amazon rainforest, long perceived as a pristine wilderness, is now being unveiled as a cradle of ancient garden towns. This revelation, made possible through cutting-edge scientific methods like ...

"Unprecedented." Researchers discover 'unsung heroes' protecting Amazon rainforest: 'The guards also cut off access' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Avoiding products that drive deforestation is an easy step one ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

Scientists warn surge in fires signals growing ecological fragility as blazes overtake deforestation as main emissions driver ...

The Indigenous leader on the threats to his Kayapó tribe, why ancestral knowledge matters — and the meaning behind his ...

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme ...

An annual progress report shows that agriculture and wildfires continue to decimate forests despite a global promise to stop ...

A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just ...

"We're part of this natural world, and so we must defend it," he said. Santiago Manuin, one of the most celebrated defenders of Peru's Amazon rainforest and the leader of the Awajún tribe, whose vast ...

The world's largest rain forest houses an abundance of wildlife. March 11, 2009 — -- It's home to the world's most vast variety of living creatures with the most birds, freshwater fish and ...