Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

More than 395,000 acres from four of Australia's national parks was returned to the Aboriginal Eastern Kuku Yalanji people in a "historic" agreement, officials announced Wednesday. Among the land is ...

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, ...

Which country has both deserts and rainforests? Discover how Australia uniquely combines vast arid deserts and ancient ...

There were some hopeful developments for tropical rainforest conservation in 2022. But the outlook for tropical forests nonetheless remains tenuous. The following is a look at some of the major ...

As diplomats and activists scramble to secure hotel rooms in Belém, Brazil for the next U.N. COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the biggest problems our planet faces is how to protect the world's ...

Around the world, rainforests play a critically important role in climate regulation. Trees and plants absorb and store a massive amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and in return, through ...

Croatia is home to many gems, but few realise that it's actually the home of one of Europe's last rainforests. Entry into it ...

Aerial picture showing a deforested piece of land in the Amazon rainforest near an area affected by fires, about 65 km from Porto Velho, in the state of Rondonia, in northern Brazil, on August 23, ...

In Liberia forest guardians are making their small, but vital contribution to the protection of the rainforests - sacred in many parts of this corner of West Africa. In West Africa, communities have ...

Australia’s tropical rainforests have switched from being a net carbon sink to a net carbon source, releasing more carbon dioxide than they absorb, according to a study. David Clode Unsplash Around ...