Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on ...
An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. After five decades studying the plants and peoples of the Amazon, Mark Plotkin, an ...
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 ...
By Constance Malleret In the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon, locals tap rubber and extract Brazil nuts from the rainforest for a living. It’s a way of life dependent on the ...
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, already one of the largest supporters of conservation in the Amazon region, will commit an additional $100 million over five years to protect rainforests in ...