Deep beneath the canopy of the largest rainforest in the world, there is a boiling river. The small tributary is […] ...

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

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism ...

Most of the 40 million people who live in the Amazon are in urban centers, the World Wildlife Fund said, and rely on the rainforest's "natural bounty for food, shelter and livelihoods." ...

Less than a quarter of the world's remaining tropical rainforest cover is in sufficiently good condition to ensure the survival of over 16,000 terrestrial vertebrate species, a recent study revealed. ...

Here is a look at USAID’s impact around the world: Protecting the Amazon rainforest and fighting cocaine in South America USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in Colombia ...

and the Brazilian Wandering Spider is the world’s most venomous spider. This elusive arachnid is found in the rainforests of South America, more specifically in Brazil, Argentina, and French Guiana. ‘ ...

The United States is the world’s largest source of foreign assistance ... improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other rainforest communities. Over in Peru, part of USAID’s $135 ...