The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's greatest natural resources, both in terms of the resources it contains and its ...

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest, but it's shrinking. Around 17% of the Amazon has been destroyed, due in large part to deforestation, per Time Magazine.

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines ...

The study, of 321 plots in parts of the Amazon untouched by human activities, estimated the net amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the forest had fallen by 30 per cent, to 1.4 billion tonnes a ...

Scientists reveal what would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out When trees die from drought, they release carbon, accelerating global warming Fabiano Maisonnave Thursday 29 May 2025 13:57 BST ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth’s atmosphere. A recent study found that extensive deforestation here has caused ...

The Amazon's trees absorb and store a massive amount of carbon from the atmosphere, making it a huge asset in the fight against climate change. Until very recently, every year it absorbed as much ...

Several charities, including Rainforest Trust, One Tree Planted and the Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign, offer Canadians a way to invest directly in Amazon forests.