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It’s 35 years since formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human

In the past, jaguars were revered as deities, but currently, their population is being drastically reduced throughout their habitat.

In the series "The Protein Problem," The Associated Press examines how different parts of the world can raise their livestock without exhausting the planet. AP correspondent Jaime Holguin reports on

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has approved 318 million reais (US$65 million) from the US$1.3 billion Amazon Fund to set up a security project fighting deforestation and other environmental crimes in the rainforest, a senior official said. It represents the first major law enf

According to data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has declined by 22% for the year ending July 31, 2023. Mongabay’s CEO and editor-in-chief, Rhett Butler, breaks down what this data show and what Mongabay will be looking for in the coming months on this topic. Butler also […]

Indigenous people and advocates are fighting for the Tanaru Indigenous land to remain an Indigenous territory, but ranchers want to take possession of the plot to turn it into pastures and soy fields.

Brazil, a country that produces 42% of the world’s soybeans and 12% of the world’s corn, is intrinsic to global food production, but all of that hinges on the South American nation’s ability to bring in billions of dollars’ worth of fertilizer from thousands of miles away. It’s a situation that Matt Simpson, CEO of the company Brazil Potash, said he wants to help change.

The mystery incidents are said to be happening in San Antonio de Pintuyacu, in the Amazon Rainforest region of Loreto, Peru and officials have been left baffled

The poverty in the Amazon needs to be addressed in order to protect the rainforest, according to experts. The combination of poverty and limited economic opportunities has led to deforestation as people clear more forest for agriculture. To combat this, experts suggest finding alternative livelihoods for people living in the region, such as sustainable harvesting of native products like açaí and cacao.

Environment News: The poverty in the Amazon needs to be addressed in order to protect the rainforest, according to experts. The combination of poverty and limited econo