The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

Business Science Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left Nov. 16, 2023 at 7:27 am Updated Nov. 16, 2023 at 8:25 am By CHRISTINA LARSON ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

Up to half of the Amazon rainforest could transform into grasslands or weakened ecosystems in the coming decades, a new study found, as climate change, deforestation and severe droughts like the ...