Abra and Reconecta won the 2024 Whitley Award for Nature in honor of her work protecting the region's primates.

The impending loss of the Amazon rainforest due to deforestation has concerned scientists, activists, and citizens all over ...

Months before COP30, Brazil's president Lula da Silva seeks the expedited approval of a controversial oil drilling project in ...

In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...

Between November 2023 and October 2024, the Amazon rainforest faced yearly average temperature increases above 2 Celsius ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

Paddington's in Peru! Here's what to pack and what to expect for your Amazon River cruise in Peru (and why you might not want ...

Atchafalaya Basinkeeper will host its ninth annual “Save the Basin” event to help bring together communities across South Central Louisiana to celebrate and support the Atchafalaya ...

In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached ...

USAID’s largest initiative is the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity, which focuses on conservation and improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other rainforest ...

Here is a look at USAID’s impact around the world: Protecting the Amazon rainforest and fighting cocaine in South America USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in Colombia ...