The Brazilian government, Brazilian companies, and multinational organizations are developing the Amazon rainforest for its timber and other resources, which results in deforestation of the Amazon. In addition to the environmental consequences, the...

The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía) is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America. The area, also known as Amazonia or the Amazon Basin, encompasses...

Kids suggest a few changes to keep Critters from becoming endangered. GUMMI RAINFOREST CRITTERS AMAZON ORIGINS INC., LA JOLLA, CALIF. They come in six shapes--Pigmy Marmoset, Three-toed Sloth, Scarlet Macaw, Blue Morpho Butterfly, Jaguar and Tapir--and include acerola, maracuja, graviola and...

Pristine, old-growth rainforests in the central Amazon have experienced striking changes in dynamics and species composition during the past 20 years, according to a group of U.S. and Brazilian scientists. Although the cause is uncertain, the scientists believe that rising carbon dioxide emissions...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that rich nations should pay poorer countries to preserve their forests because the rich are responsible for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.Silva said he would propose a fund to reward developing countries that reduce the...

Four flight controllers indicted in connection with Brazil's deadliest air disaster testified Monday before a congressional commission, a day after two of them blamed the crash on equipment error.The men spoke behind closed doors to a panel investigating the country's troubled air traffic control system...

The Amazon rainforest and the changes that have affected the Amazonian Indians

Life in the Amazon rainforest, how deforestation is used and what are the advantages and disadvangtages of this process to the local and the world population.

Facts and figures about the Amazon River Basin rainforest of South American. The tremendous biodiversity found in this region is under threat from human developers and must be preserved.