Earth’s hidden second Amazon forest? This portal connects 6 countries under the sea
The Coral Triangle connects six countries, hosting 75% of the world's coral species and over 3,000 fish species. It plays a ...
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After a searing Amazon fire season, experts warn of more in 2025
South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.
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How to PROFIT by SAVING the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is shrinking due to deforestation, driven by industries like timber and cattle. But what if there was a way to profit from protecting it instead? We explore the concept of ...
Deforestation In The Amazon
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New data shows encouraging drop in damaging practice in the Amazon — but alarming challenges remain in the region
These results are being celebrated as a major win for conservationists and climate advocates. The Brazilian government, led ...
Amazon rainforest faced ‘ominous’ drought, fires, deforestation in 2024, but also saw positive signs
In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Fires are traditionally ...
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Indigenous communities come together to protect the Colombian Amazon
A bonfire crackles in the center of an Indigenous open-air pavilion atop a hill in the Putumayo jungle, adding warmth to the ...
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Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
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.A warming climate ...