New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

The Amazon represents over half of the total area of remaining rainforest on Earth. The majority of the rainforest is in Brazil, but its lush, emerald green canopy also reaches into Peru and Colombia.

"Human influences are so profound." New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Between March and May 2025, at least eight children from the Achuar Indigenous community died of leptospirosis in the ...

By Brian Rodgers North America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make pulp for toilet paper and other disposable paper products.

Organized crime and illicit economies emerged in 2025 as major drivers worsening deforestation across the Amazon region in ...

Deep in the Amazon, two men hold the key to protecting over 240,000 hectares of untouched rainforest. As powerful interests ...

As Belém's COP30 ended in compromise, political forces moved swiftly to accelerate destruction far from the global spotlight.

One of the largest tree-planting startups in the world was built by technology professionals and is backed by Microsoft and ...

The proposed project was to take place in a designated North Carolina Natural Heritage Natural Area containing rare plants and sitting above the Nolichucky River.

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

North America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make pulp for toilet paper and other ...