A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

By Shanna Hanbury Natural forest regrowth in the world’s tropical rainforests is expanding. According to the Forest ...

By Shanna Hanbury In 2024, the Amazon Rainforest underwent its most devastating forest fire season in more than two decades.

The latest Forest Declaration Assessment reveals the world is significantly behind in achieving the goal to reverse ...

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over two decades in 2024, with devastating consequences for both ...

For the study, the researchers collected data from 188 plots across the Amazon rainforest, measuring what is known as the trees' basal area, or how much space their trunks occupy on the forest floor.

The big trees of the Amazon are getting bigger. But, as much as this helps to store carbon, they are also at risk.

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...

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

“A major question is whether a large-scale collapse of the Amazon forest system could actually happen within the twenty-first century.” (Source: Bernardo M. Flores, et al, Critical Transitions in the ...

"We're not seeing signs of them dying off," one of the study's lead authors told NBC News. "They are increasing in size and ...

Local patrols in the Amazon are leading a conservation success story, protecting forests and wildlife against growing threats.