The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

Patchouli thrives in Indonesia’s tropical climate, which supplies over 80% of the global market. Prices for one kilogram of ...

Researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), at its Tupã campus in Brazil, have developed and tested a new geospatial ...

In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion tons of CO2 annually -- about a fifth of all human emissions -- but their carbon storage is increasingly at risk from climate change and human ...

Applied Food Sciences ( AFS) is proud to receive the Sello Chakra (Chakra Seal), a certification from the Amazonian Kichwa communities of Ecuador, in recognition of its integral role in sourcing raw ...

In 'Canopy', players work to see who can create the most beautiful, bountiful, and biodiverse rainforest ever grown... with a ...

Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil ...

Brazilian environmental campaigner and tribal leader Raoni Metuktire is pitting himself against the government to stop plans ...

A Brazilian biologist is now working to make the rainforest safer for the many primate species that call it home, CNN ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

In 2024, record-breaking blazes scorched millions of hectares of native vegetation in the Amazon Rainforest and other biodiversity-rich biomes. The measure, decreed by environment minister Marina ...