The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

When people talk about “the Amazon,” they generally mean the vast Amazon rainforest, not the river that gave the forest its name. (To test this, Google “the Amazon.” When I did that, the list of top ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Studies warn that climate change could slash hydropower generation across the Amazon by up to 40%, with controversial Belo Monte among the most ...

The Amazon Rainforest’s main rivers are drying out due to an unprecedented drought exacerbated by climate change. Levels have continued to drop since Mongabay’s Sept 9. feature by Fernanda Wenzel.

The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back. By Ana Ionova and Michael D.

For the first time, the United Nations climate change negotiations are taking place at the edge of a tropical rainforest, a setting many are still waiting to see if it can inspire governments to take ...

A UF climate activist is leading a 2,693 mile journey across the Amazon that’ll end with a United Nations conference. A group of climate change leaders are embarking on an expedition down the Amazon ...

Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of ...

Recent studies have shown that intensification of the Amazon basin’s seasonal hydroclimate amplifies both river discharge and plume salinity cycles. Enhanced seasonal precipitation differences have ...

Brazil’s largest Amazon hydropower plants are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change, and Belo Monte may be the clearest warning sign yet. Built on the Xingu River after years of debate ...