BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, we are joined by one of Brazil’s most prominent scientists, ...

Rainforests, vital ecosystems supporting over half of Earth's species, play a crucial role in global climate regulation. This ...

Did you know the Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth”? It covers over 2.5 million square miles. It’s home to ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

Explore ten ancient forests that still survive today. Discover their age, biodiversity and global importance in this list of ...

I recently contributed a section on how to communicate about the Amazon for the “Amazonia in Danger” report, a collection of ...