Beneath the rising sun, people from nearby Indigenous communities navigate across the Vaupés River in traditional wooden ...

A sad situation is now turning critical as pumas in São Paulo are estimated to be just a few years away from extinction. According to Phys.org, recent urbanization and deforestation in the Brazilian ...

Every year, 10 million hectares of forest worldwide are destroyed, mainly due to the effects of agriculture and urbanization. Losing forests has massive repercussions when it comes to climate change.

Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and deforestation can expose humans to viruses circulating in once-isolated species. But ...

Heavy rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela caused deadly landslides and widespread flooding in June. A new analysis now points to rapid urbanization, deforestation, mining and overgrazing as having ...

Environmental challenges, primarily soil erosion, deforestation, and unplanned urbanization, are jeopardizing food security and public health in the South Caucasus. Unsustainable agricultural ...

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in tropical countries in extractive industries like mining, logging and fossil fuels have a long, environmentally destructive track record in tropical countries. Are ...

Scientists have long known that human activity often helps pathogens spread. Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and ...