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A growing number of reports are suggesting insect numbers are in steep decline. Tim Newbold and Charlie Outhwaite explain why this is of urgent concern

Two newly discovered species of Amazonian fish are facing imminent extinction due to deforestation, warns a new study.

A growing number of reports are suggesting insect numbers are in steep decline. Tim Newbold and Charlie Outhwaite explain why this is of urgent concern

After years of rescuing wild orchids from fires, deforestation and construction, Mithu Gogoi has a garden where 9,000 burst into bloom every spring

Gradually replacing 20 percent of global beef and lamb consumption with meat-textured proteins also known as ‘Faux Beef’ could cut agriculture-related CO2 emissions and deforestation in half by 2050, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reported. Faux meat derived by culturing microbial or fungi-based…

Brazilian environmental and Indigenous organizations are urging the United States to fund forest protection initiatives that directly involve forest peoples

‘To say we’ll miss it when it’s gone, is like saying we’ll miss our lungs when they’re gone’

Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high for the month of April

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year -- the previous April record -- preliminary government data showed on Friday, alarming environmental campaigners.

Move would also lower emissions by reducing razing of trees and methane emissions from livestock, scientists say

Experts say deforestation and poaching pose enormous challenge to survival of Indonesia’s last remaining tiger species.