Across the globe, and particularly in Brazil, lies an embarrassment of riches that also stage a showdown as mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity square off against growing food. A ...

A specimen from the genus Euglossa collected during the study in Rondônia, Brazil. Credit: K. Christopher Brown A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondônia, carried out in the ...

A U.S.-based company Savimbo has an unusual biodiversity credit scheme on offer, reports Mongabay’s Shreya Dasgupta. “It is the only for-profit, biodiversity credit company that has been bringing ...

Did you know the Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth”? It covers over 2.5 million square miles. It’s home to about 10% of the world’s known species. This huge Tropical Rainforest ...

The Amazon is home to approximately 90% of the world’s jaguar population. Jaguars play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the Amazon rainforest by regulating prey populations.

The Amazon River basin is larger than any other on the planet, covering an expanse of over six million square kilometres and is home to a vast abundance and variety of freshwater fish species. 1 While ...

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world, covering 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles), an ecological treasure threatened by escalating deforestation and forest ...

The 20 Aichi Targets seek to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society. The 20 Aichi Targets seek to address the underlying causes ...

Forests are one of the planet's most powerful tools for fighting the changing climate. They absorb carbon dioxide, regulate temperatures, and support biodiversity. Scientists and policymakers ...