One of South America’s largest ecosystems saw an increase in deforestation last year, with agriculture, livestock and fires contributing the most to the destruction of native dry forests. The problem ...

By Shanna Hanbury Commodity-trading giant Cargill recently signaled that it will weaken its no-deforestation commitments in ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear.

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Deforestation in Indonesia grew again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. Indonesia has one of the world's highest ...

"It is worrying, as it shows the increase of legal deforestation," said Auriga Nusantara's chair Timer Manurung. He called for "urgent" protection of forest in Kalimantan, where the highest losses ...

Worldwide, large-scale monocrop agriculture is the most significant driver of deforestation. Bulldozers flatten natural landscapes, wiping out wildlife and destroying the forest resources that ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting research ...

Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire on Dec. 10, 2024, next to a business along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Alexis Damancio Silva can't forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River.

They fear Donald Trump's second administration will bring nothing good for the Amazon rainforest. Besides Trump's Day 1 move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, they fear he'll cut U.S ...