Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.

Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from ...

New research reveals ozone pollution from wildfires in the Amazon reduces the rainforest’s carbon dioxide absorption by about 24% of the emissions caused by fires. Scientists from the University of ...

New research reveals that ozone pollution from Amazon wildfires reduces the rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide by ...

Rainforest Trust has surpassed 70 million acres protected worldwide, an area roughly the size of Nevada, just eight months after reaching the 60 million-acre milestone. The rapid jump represents 10 ...

An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered ...

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Several lawmakers elected in Amazon states have backed mining, including on Indigenous lands, or weaker environmental ...

The 2023-24 El Niño brought simultaneous extreme heat and drought to 75% of tropical forests. A new study in Earth’s Future, ...

Few events in the history of the planet are as tragic as the mass destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Since the 1970s, ...

Amapá, Amazonas, Ceará, Piauí, Pará and Paraíba. Their governments pledged to cut emissions and develop state-wide climate ...

An 80-metre stretch of road from Forest Office Square towards RBI Square has been proposed for temporary closure to ...