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Tropical forests are often referred to as the “lungs of the world”, describing the way their trees exchange gases with the atmosphere. By “breathing in” carbon dioxide and “breathing out” oxygen during photosynthesis, tropical forests remove about 15% of man-made carbon emissions and help to slow climate change.

New research published Wednesday shows that large-scale deforestation – from the Amazon to the forests of Africa and Southeast Asia – threatens reductions in rainfall across the tropics.

Jhonatan Acosta, 30, has told how he became lost in part of the Amazon jungle in Bolivia and was forced to eat worms and drink his urine, while fighting off wild boars that attacked him

The sixth annual One Planet Summit begins on Wednesday, with the fate of forests at the top of the agenda. Politicians, scientists and NGOs will meet in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss the future of rainforests in the Congo basin, Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin – and whether countries in…

Study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall

Jhonattan Acosta, 30, got lost in the jungle after becoming separated from his four friends while out hunting in northern Bolivia.

Thousands of illegal gold miners are accused of destroying the lives of the indigenous Yanomami people, who have lived for centuries in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. Miners have flooded into the area, poisoning rivers, attacking people and even raping women and girls. Under Brazil's…

A delegation from the Brazilian government that includes widows of two slain men who had worked for justice for Indigenous Amazon peoples arrived in the remote region where the two were slain Monday in a symbolic retake of the place, now that a new government has taken office in Brazil

Alessandra Sampaio preparing to visit remote area where husband and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last year

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Dancing and debauchery peppered with more sombre moments, including defiant tributes to murdered British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert