That harm can look like respiratory diseases such as asthma caused by toxic air pollution after fires, or illnesses that ...

This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire ...

Scientific study suggests destruction of the Amazon rainforest directly impacts human health - New study finds well-preserved ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the planet because its trees help to regulate the global climate by ...

A study in Communications Earth & Environment reveals better health in areas where Indigenous peoples manage Amazon forest ...

The data also shows that across Brazil, both in the Amazon basin and beyond it, 54% fewer acres of landscape have been burned ...

(Bloomberg) -- When the United Nations climate conference COP29 kicks off Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, attendees will be grappling with the reelection of former US President Donald Trump. Countries ...

The Sept. 17 event on a floating stage on the Guamá River in Belém, Brazil aims to draw attention to efforts to preserve the ...

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Officials in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office are raising concerns about whether Brazil is doing enough to prevent ...