Understanding these threats is essential to protecting the rainforest and its biodiversity. Amazon rainforest. Image by Jay, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Large areas of the Amazon are being ...

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against ...

USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in Colombia, conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon and ...

Made from the sap of the shiringa tree, the biomaterial combats land-grabbing for deforestation, supports communities that ...

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.

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a ...

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 ...

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 ... equivalent of $7,000 a month to run — were being covered by the U.S. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

Extreme wealth doesn’t just fund private jets and mega-yachts; it bankrolls political lobbying, media control, and corporate subsidies that entrench systems of exploitation. Without limits on wealth, ...