This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in ...

A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth’s atmosphere. A recent study found that extensive deforestation here has caused a ...

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there. But for scientists ...

More than 11 thousand years ago, humans were still dwelling in the Amazon rainforest. Back then, however, desires were fewer, and needs not many. By storing up an enormous stock of the planet’s carbon ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...

The Amazon rainforest is widely considered to be one of the most amazing ecosystems on the planet. With millions of different plants, animals, insects, fungi, and other things living here (many of ...

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there. The same ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the ...