BBC's Ione Wells reports from Brazil where rainforest, animals and local people are being affected by the new road.

At the ‘Biodiversity Olympics,’ scientists work to democratize rainforest tech ...

The world’s largest water lily with giant floating leaves and fragrant white flowers, blooming only at night. An intricate flower with purple, white, and blue hues, it’s both a pollinator ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

In 2023 there were 98,639 wildfires in the Amazon alone. The Amazon rainforest, too, accounts for a significant portion (51.94%) of wildfires in the Brazilian biomes. In recent years, this area ...

The Amazon rainforest and the Amazon region are ecosystems that react to changing patterns of precipitation. Credit: Thomas Akabane, University of São Paulo Adaptivity is threatened by global warming ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease ...