Nearly 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change have not been granted special government protection, as either nature or indigenous reserves, according to ...

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest – spanning 6.9 million square kilometres (2.72 million square miles) across nine countries and covering around 40% of the South American continent.

Climate Change Threatens Amazon Rainforest As Unprecedented Sand Dunes Appear But as the Amazon battles the effects of climate change, a historic drought is making travel more difficult than ever.

05-30-2025 IMPACT If the Amazon rainforest dried out, here’s what would happen A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could experience “profound changes” including the death of large trees and a diminished ability to ...

Aa for the Amazon rainforest: According to researchers, the only way to avoid biome-wide collapse is to limit deforestation to 10% of the forest’s total cover, restore at least 5% of the biome ...