Latest Rain forests News
Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat, according to a study released Monday. The U.S. nonprofit Amazon Conservation used satellite data provided by the Planet...
Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, ruling it likely will contribute to climate change. The court suspended on Wednesday a key...
Deforestation in Colombia fell to historic lows in 2023, environment minister says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023 versus the previous year, the government said Monday, marking the lowest level since records began. The decline was driven by a drop in environmental destruction in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest,...
Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what's a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush...
