"Human influences are so profound." New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Despite a rapidly changing environment and other threats, these Indigenous women are still fighting for their communities.

PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon ...

The Forest Stewardship Council – an international body that certifies sustainable wood products – has suspended its approval of the logging company, Maderera Canales Tahuamanu, until November. However ...

Imazon has developed AI deforestation prediction models that inform policies and help law enforcement protect the Amazon ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has suspended the certification of Maderera Canales Tahuamanu (MCT), a logging company whose concession ...

By Alexandre de Santi In just under a year from now, the world will turn to Belém, Brazil, a city on the edge of the Amazon ...

The accelerated degradation of the Brazilian Amazon, primarily due to fires, has overshadowed the significant reduction in deforestation from 2022 to 2024. This "negative balance" in protecting the ...

A new report from the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) says the Peruvian Amazon is experiencing a rise in murders against environmental defenders, most of which are related to illegal ...

MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring. A ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists ...