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The planet is counting on what happens in Brazil.

There’s a Las Vegas pizzeria that at least at one point sold a pizza topped with grasshoppers, a cheeky swipe at the invasion of insects that surprised residents and tourists in 2019. And if Turners Falls native Mike Wallitis had kept his business in...

President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection Sunday, has pledged to fully pave BR-319 and turn it into a kind of jungle expressway, raising alarm from environmental groups.

The Angkor Wildlife and Aquarium complex about 30km southeast of Siem Reap town with total investment of more than $70 million is set to open on November 1, which tourism players hope will bring in more visitors to the historically-rich northwestern Cambodian region, for longer stays.

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.

From Indias delayed monsoon withdrawal to Brazils current drought situation, unchecked climate change can lead to unthinkable damage to this planet.

In the Porto Praia Indigenous community, the nearby branch of the Amazon River has become a vast swath of sand that during the day becomes too hot to walk across

With an estimated 15 to 17 percent of the Amazon rainforest already cut down, Lula's Amazon-friendly policies are a need not just for the rainforest, but for the world as well.

The World Wildlife Fund released the report. It blamed loss of forests, human use of the environment, pollution, and climate change for the decreases.

Just months after enduring floods that destroyed crops and submerged entire communities, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought that, at least in some areas, is the worst in decades.