This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on ...

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

A rare Amazon cold wave dropped temperatures drastically, prompting researchers to study its effects on wildlife. While most ...

Colombia has long been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in South America. Recent USAID money has supported ...

They fear Donald Trump's second administration will bring nothing good for the Amazon rainforest. Besides Trump's Day 1 move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, they fear he'll cut U.S.

FILE - A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP ...

We’ve also learned what the largest forest in the world is: the Amazon Rainforest. And now, it’s time to take a look at some of the creatures that call the former home. In our list, we will be ...

Leptophis mystacinus, or the mustache parrot snake, was discovered in the Cerrado, a massive savanna of mixed grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and forests known for its biodiversity, according ...

A community in the Brazilian Amazon is transforming fallen trunks and dead trees into everyday items and art pieces.

The XPRIZE Rainforest is an international competition to identify the best possible biodiversity in an area of 100 hectares, i.e. 1 million square metres (10 km x 10 km) ... in three days and without ...

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 ...

From Fighting Disease to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest, USAID Has Big Impact Across the Globe The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has ...