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American soldiers currently in the country for Balikatan exercises were among those who recently enjoyed boat rides in the raging rapids of historic Pagsanjan Falls in Laguna.

Dr. Charles Munn dedicates more than 45 years to conservation projects to help save the Amazon

The oceans are in a state of death. Like the Amazon Rainforest, which have played the role of lungs regulating the climate of the entire planet, the oceans are dying, covered with vast amounts of plastic waste. In the case of the Pacific Ocean, the plastic garbage zone extends for hundreds of square kilometers between Hawaii and the North American continent. The same is true of the Atlantic and Indian oceans. It is so massive that it can be seen from space.

Within just five years, the Amazon Rainforest could lose half the total forest cover that it lost in the first 20 years of this century, a recent study has shown, as deforestation rates continue to accelerate in almost all nine Amazonian countries. From 2001-20, the rainforest lost 542,581 square kilometers (209,492 square miles), an area […]

Lee was known for her irreverent personality, her most remarkable characteristic. In an interview, she revealed she preferred to be known as the Patroness of Liberty.

Loggers have entered the Trombetas River Biological Reserve in Oriximiná, in Brazil’s Pará state, to develop a forest management project that has divided the local Quilombola community.

Celebrate underrepresented voices through BIPOC Book Fest's annual showcase of literary works and panels featuring Black, Indigenous, people of color, and other creatives, taking place at Asia Society Texas.

Until the turn of the 21st century, the ruling paradigm was that the soil in the Amazon was too poor to support agriculture. And, without enough food, it’s not suited for humankind. Today, there’s little doubt among archaeologists that the Amazon was, in fact, a hotspot for plant cultivation.

After his swearing-in ceremony earlier this year, Brazils President Luiz Inacio Lula da...

MEXICO CITY — As climate change continues to choke off rainfall, many parts of the Amazon are facing a higher probability of dying off from drought than previously thought. A recent study found that the western and southern Amazon will struggle to survive against increasingly extended periods of drought brought on by climate change, which […]