The phrase, “Save the Rainforest!” has been around for a while. It first gave rise when the rapid loss of rainforests around the Amazon River Basin became widely known. Once the plight of the rainforest […]
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The Most Diverse Forest In The World Is Now Threatened With Extinction
More than 50 percent of all tree species in the Amazon Rainforest are under threat of extinction, according to a new study in the latest issue of Science Advances journal. The Amazon is regarded as […]
This New National Park Might Be Just The Thing To Help Combat Climate Change
A major plan to protect the Amazon Rainforest has come to fruition, as the new Sierra del Divisor National Park in Peru has been established to protect 3.3 million acres of wildlife and indigenous communities […]
This Amazonian Tribe Is Literally Going To War Against Illegal Loggers
One Amazonian tribe in northern Brazil is standing up to the illegal logging that takes place in the rainforest that they call home. The Ka’apor tribe from the Brazilian state of Maranhao is dependent upon […]