Amazon Rainforest

A new study sheds light on which trees are the most suited for dealing with changing weather patterns in the region.

• By Morgan Erickson-Davis

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Kate Wheeling
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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.

• By Claire Asher

Norwegian government officials are warning Temer that his country risks losing millions in financial aid that Norway pays to Brazil to help rein in deforestation in the Amazon.

• By Mike Gaworecki

Even the ones we don't have names for.

• By Nathan Collins

New research finds zero-deforestation pledges are effective, and buying zero-deforestation products helps.

• By Francie Diep