Small-scale rainforest clearing drives majority of carbon loss, study finds

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...

We Stayed at a Luxe Rainforest Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Here’s What It Was Like.

Deep within Yasuní Biosphere Reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a luxury sanctuary that offers a fully guided immersion into ...

Last living relative of the dodo spotted in remote rainforest, scientists see faint hope

After years of silence, Samoa’s elusive manumea has been sighted again in remote forests, offering fragile hope for the ...
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How The Rainforest Creates Its Own Weather - Explained By Ecologists

Rainforest trees function as biological water pumps, drawing moisture from deep soil layers and releasing it into the atmosphere. 3% of total rainfall. This process remains remarkably stable even ...
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Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion

The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go—except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the chimps with such spiritual determination ...
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Suriname’s plan to capitalize on carbon: Q&A with President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The South American country has managed to keep 93% of its national forest cover and boasts net-negative carbon emissions, meaning it absorbs more ...
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What's The Tallest Tree In The Amazon? The Rainforest's Giants Are Only Starting To Be Found

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
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Reporting from Inside the Amazon

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Seated on the front bench of the voadeira, a motorized canoe taking us deeper into the Amazon rainforest along the Iriri River ...
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Does West Virginia have a rainforest?

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Rainforests conjure images of tropical climates and abundant varieties of colorful plants and animals, like the Amazon, but there is some discussion regarding whether or not ...