They are essential for nutrient recycling and are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, vital for the functioning of trees. Famous for their ability to destroy wood, no one would think of saving ...

The effect is that about 10,000 acres of rainforest are being destroyed daily, which is ultimately impacting weather patterns ...

The air is thick under the humid rainforest canopy in Peru’s Amazonian basin. Insects hum and the squawks of circling macaws ...

Before the late ‘80s, most people didn’t really think about the rainforest; the concept of such a place hadn’t yet entered into the public consciousness. When people thought about dense ...

Here are three straightforward ways you could help save our rainforests: 1) Thinking about what you buy - make sure it is responsibly sourced. 2) Do not waste anything - do not throw away ...

During the country’s decades-long civil war, the dense rainforest of Guaviare province provided ideal cover for FARC’s kidnapping and cocaine operations (the French-Colombian politician Ingrid ...

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and fires across the rainforest are set to be at least as bad as the ones seen in 2019. Here, we meet two women – Marisela Silva Parra and Chela Elena Umire – working to save the region for ...