Stretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and animals, the Amazon rainforest is a wild and wonderful place. There are ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a sprawling expanse of biodiversity. Beyond its towering trees and verdant foliage, it hosts an incredible variety of wildlife, ...

Read below to find out more. You can read the entire article or jump to any section: Aerial view of Amazon rainforest in Peru, South America. Image by Curioso_Travel_Photography via Depositphotos. The ...

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 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Credit: Kim Lea Holzmann / University of Wuerzburg A rare Amazon cold wave dropped temperatures drastically, prompting researchers to study its effects on wildlife. While most animals adapted, some ...

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 ...

Here is a look at USAID’s impact around the world: Protecting the Amazon rain forest and fighting cocaine in South America USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in ...