How Indigenous communities are working to save South American forestsAugust 06, 2020 – Biologist Erika Cuéllar Soto and local residents are “paramedics” for the Gran Chaco ecosystem.
This map shows millions of acres of lost Amazon rainforestApril 26, 2019 – New data illustrates in painful detail the accelerated loss of Brazil’s forest cover.
How can coffee plantations be more bird-friendly?April 29, 2019 – A rare look at more than 57,000 birds in Costa Rica provides new insights into how coffee plantations affect tropical bird biodiversity.
World food crisis looms if carbon emissions go unchecked, UN saysAugust 08, 2019 – The impacts of climate change on land will raise food prices and risk widespread food instability, says the IPCC's latest report. But there are solutions.
Palm oil is destroying rainforests. But try going a day without it.December 13, 2018 – After spending years reporting on the controversial ingredient, a journalist grapples with her own consumption.
See orangutans, jaguars, and other jungle animals in their natural habitatsApril 18, 2019 – As deforestation has slashed forests around the world, many jungle animals struggle to survive.
The Unique Ways This Amazonian Family Adapts to Climate ChangeSeptember 28, 2018 – From logging to cattle ranching, this family is trying to grow their businesses without sacrificing the pristine rainforest in which they live.
Explore how the world’s forests have transformed over the past two decadesApril 19, 2022 – These maps and graphics take you on a tour of Earth’s forests—for better and for worse. See the countries that have the most intact forests, and those losses are mounting the fastest.
This river in New Zealand is a legal person. How will it use its voice?April 22, 2019 – Soon, the government will grant a mountain legal personhood as well. Here's how it happened, and what it may mean.
Protesters battle police in a fight for an ancient forestOctober 08, 2018 – Parts of Germany's Hambach forest have been untouched for 12,000 years, but plans to expand a coal mine could make the forest a thing of the past.
Rainforests, explainedMay 15, 2019 – Rainforests play an invaluable role in sustaining life, but every year large portions of them are cut down for logging, mining, and cattle ranches.
This island was on the brink of disaster. Then, they planted thousands of trees.December 19, 2018 – Situated in the Zanzibar Archipelago, the island of Kokota has become an example of people adapting to climate change.
Tropical Forest Loss Slowed in 2017—To the Second Worst Total EverJune 27, 2018 – Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo lost the most; things improved in Indonesia. Here are five takeaways from a new report.
Brazil's new leader promised to exploit the Amazon—but can he?October 31, 2018 – President-elect Jair Bolsonaro wants to harvest the rain forest’s riches, raising fears among environmentalists and indigenous communities. Are they justified?
Hordes of Wild Pigs Make Palm Oil Even More DestructiveDecember 21, 2017 – A new study says palm oil plantations damage the forest even beyond what they actually cut down—by fueling a boom in wild pigs.
These 8 Bird Species Have Disappeared This DecadeSeptember 05, 2018 – The pace of bird extinction is picking up as their habitats vanish.