Made from the sap of the shiringa tree, the biomaterial combats land-grabbing for deforestation, supports communities that ...

By Shanna Hanbury Commodity-trading giant Cargill recently signaled that it will weaken its no-deforestation commitments in ...

Considering the level of paramilitary presence in rural Colombia over the past 50 years, it's an incredible achievement.

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Expanding aquaculture in the Amazon could provide nutritional and economic benefits at a fraction of the environmental cost ...

Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

Nonprofit advocates said the loss of U.S. foreign aid would impede but not stop their efforts to protect the Amazon and the ...

The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to ...

Another driver for the increase in deforestation in Kalimantan is the government’s wood pellet program, which it insists is a renewable energy initiative — despite having to clear rainforest ...

In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Stang, who is considered by many as a "Martyr of the Amazon," a ...

An area of forest more than three times the size of Singapore vanished in Indonesia last year, alarming environmental groups, who have cautioned that deforestation could worsen because of ...

Muhamad, who announced her resignation on Sunday but has not yet been replaced, had spearheaded efforts to lower deforestation after levels of destruction in Colombia's Amazon and other ecosystems ...