This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on ...

The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to ...

They fear Donald Trump's second administration will bring nothing good for the Amazon rainforest. Besides Trump's Day 1 move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, they fear he'll cut U.S.

FILE - A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP ...

What does the future hold for the next generation of people who live in the Amazon? We meet the indigenous teenagers trying to preserve their way of life and a ranching family who moved to the ...

They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, store the carbon and release oxygen back into the environment. The Amazon rainforest in South America is often described as the lungs of our planet.

USAID’s largest initiative is the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity, which focuses on conservation and improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other rainforest ...

From Fighting Disease to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest, USAID Has Big Impact Across the Globe The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has ...

The Trump administration's decision to close the US Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions about the influence ...