Tag: Amazon

All in all, some 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) of forest were cut down in November.

Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but generally, don't trust the government when your country is burning.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is again under the spotlight after this year's forest fires

Paulino Guajajara belonged to a group called the “Guardians of the Forest”

The inga tree can grow in very poor soil and improve it

In two years, the rainforest could start becoming a savannah

More than 34,000 fires have so far affected Bolivia.

A carbon-based material replenishes depleted soil by mining and other activities.

Bolivia is suffering massive damage from forest fires.

Consequences of the Amazon fires continue to pop up.

A cold view on a very hot issue.

Brazil saw a sharp spike in deforestation during July, which has been followed by extensive burning in August.

Ashes to bananas.

This includes the Spix’s Macaw, the lovely birds which inspired the main characters in Rio.

With privacy concerns mounting, Amazon is trying to assuage its customers.

High in the Andes, shamans got high using some serious drugs.

A mammoth among rivers!

It depends on how you measure. By one account it's the Nile but others say that the Amazon is the ...

Drought has a massive effect on rainforests. Bad news in the current changing climate.

These iconic animals could become extinct soon if we dont help them.