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

When trees and livestock compete for land, the trees usually lose. It doesn't have to be this way. But centrally designed plans to implement tree-livestock coexistence in deforested areas don't always ...

"Their only means of survival." Indigenous tribe living deep in Amazon rainforest fends off outside forces: 'We are the hidden people' first appeared on The Cool Down.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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 new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the ...

More than 20 years ago, the Sinchi Warmi (‘brave woman’) Indigenous community created a lodge where they could teach visitors about the natural riches of the Amazon rainforest. Interacting with ...

Explore the urgent crisis facing the Amazon rainforest in this in-depth documentary. Learn about the vital role the Amazon ...

Vast, diverse parts of Brazil are burning at the same time, forcing officials to rethink how to protect crucial ecosystems like the Amazon. By Manuela Andreoni Large parts of Brazil, a country that ...

Women near Colombia’s Amazon Rainforest highly value trees on their small livestock farms. Better integration of what motivates farmers to conserve the environment could improve the odds for ...

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 ...