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Falling from the clouds into the jungle

The water of Angel Falls in Venezuela begins in the clouds, diving straight into the heart of the Amazon forest.
The Amazon’s worst fire season in decades is turning the rainforest into a massive carbon emitter.
Deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, far from roads and modern comforts, I spent 72 hours completely immersed in the ...
Due to climate change, the Amazon is experiencing longer dry seasons and droughts, which could edge it into a new climate known as the “hypertropics.” Crossing this biome threshold would come with ...
The launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil underscores how the Amazon Forest can be part of the climate solution. There’s another Amazon, ...
A new agreement announced at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil intends to unify countries and institutions from around the world to monitor and protect the Amazon Rainforest. The Mamirauá Declaration ...
After four decades of research, a scientist returns to the Amazon in an effort to change the behavior that has led to years of environmental crisis. After four decades of research, a scientist returns ...
As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, we are joined by one of Brazil’s most prominent scientists, Carlos Nobre, who says the Amazon now produces more carbon emissions than it ...
Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, according to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the ...
The Amazon Rainforest bursts with life, home to playful monkeys, vibrant macaws, and stealthy jaguars. This ancient ecosystem, draped in lush greenery and threaded with rushing waterfalls, stands as ...
A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests. As the world gathers at ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Many stories about the Amazon read like elegies. Drought, smoke, lawlessness—each headline darker than the last. I’m guilty of this at times. The ...