New research suggests that the rate of change in tree composition within the Amazon basin lags by two orders of magnitude behind the change in climate.
New research finds that fluctuations in atmospheric circulation systems and climate change are behind the increase in extreme flooding.
Dams have been linked to habitat degradation, worsened biodiversity, and negative changes in river ecology.
Illegal logging continues to be a persistent problem in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, threatening an already fragmented wildlife habitat and forcing indigenous tribes off their land.