Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...

A new study of the Amazon rainforest has found the region is shifting toward a 'hypertropical' state as droughts become ...

The new climate could lead to widespread tree loss, affecting the Earth's ability to remove carbon dioxide from the ...

The Amazon’s worst fire season in decades is turning the rainforest into a massive carbon emitter.

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 fed ...

The year 2024 saw significant developments in tropical rainforest conservation, deforestation, and degradation. While progress in some regions provided glimmers of hope, systemic challenges and ...

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.

The overall rate of primary forest loss across the tropics remained stubbornly high in 2023, putting the world well off track from its net-zero deforestation target by 2030, according to a new report ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face deforestation. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Preventing illegal road building could ...