Brazil’s Pantanal Is Coming Back to Life as Rare Species Return
Animals once considered locally extinct are reappearing in Brazil’s Pantanal, where sightings of rare species have jumped 40% in just five years.
Anne Silva
The Emerald Frog That Hid Ten Meters Above the Amazon Floor
A field expedition in the Alto Solimoes region found a small, vivid green frog that defies known classifications. Its metallic call gave away an unlikely home: bromeliads suspended high in the canopy.
The First Plant on Land: How Life Left the Ocean and Turned Earth Green
About 470 million years ago, the first plants left the water for a world of bare rock. In doing so they reshaped the atmosphere, built the soil and turned Earth green.
Wildfires Threaten Drinking Water Long After the Flames Die
A global UBC review reveals that wildfires can keep Canada’s drinking water contaminated for months or years, long after the flames have died down.
Brazil’s Cerrado Hides Six Times More Carbon Than the Amazon
A New Phytologist study finds the Cerrado’s overlooked peatlands hold six times more carbon per hectare than the Amazon, a climate vault that global carbon accounting missed entirely.
What Happens to Your Life if the Amazon Stops Breathing
On the International Day of Forests, professor Leandro Juen (UFPA) explains why the loss of the Amazon rainforest threatens the water, climate, and food of every Brazilian.
The EU Wants to Use Carbon Credits to Clear the Smoke From Millions of Kitchens
The European Union is studying whether to let international carbon credits fund clean cookstoves for millions of families in developing countries, framing a market tool as a way to protect forests and human health.
The Invisible Enemy in the Air That Will Decide the Amazon’s Future
Instituto Ar has launched the Air Quality Communication guide to translate complex pollution data into clear messages, linking human health to the future of the Amazon.
End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium Puts the Amazon at Risk of a New Deforestation Cycle
After nearly two decades holding back the chainsaws, Brazil’s Soy Moratorium has ended. More than 32 million acres of native Amazon vegetation are now exposed, and European buyers are threatening to shut the door on Amazon soy.
Laser Mapping Recalculates the True Size of Brazil’s Tucuruí Reservoir
A high-precision engineering operation using LiDAR and bathymetry is mapping the Tucuruí reservoir in Pará to recalculate its true water storage capacity.