Saharan dust carries desert bacteria across the Atlantic to Amazon rainforest

Viewed under a microscope, the air above the Amazon rainforest teems with activity. It is full of pollen, fungal spores, tiny ...
The Good Men Project

Amazon Deforestation Falls 42% to a Record Low

Deforestation in the Cerrado, the wooded savanna next to the Amazon rainforest, fell 24% to 5,516 sq km, also the lowest ...

Brazil’s Vote Is a Victory for the Amazon, Environmentalists Say

The re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to lead to continued rainforest protections. His opponent ...
Los Angeles Times on MSN

Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election

Heading into the first round of voting on Sunday, the front-runners are Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking ...

Paul Rosolie entered the Amazon at 18 and spent two decades fighting to save its rainforest; now, his team is protecting 160,000 acres of forest

When American naturalist and conservationist Paul Rosolie first travelled to the Peruvian Amazon at 18, he was drawn to one ...
Earth.com

Humans are turning the Amazon rainforest into a carbon source

A 15-year study reveals how human-caused fires and deforestation are turning the Amazon rainforest into a major source of ...