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The 2,500-year-old site may be the earliest example of urbanism ever documented in the Amazon rainforest.

International climate talks turned to a power game on Friday as dozens of world leaders took turns bemoaning the pain of an overheating planet.

For a new concert with a social conscience, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra is teaming up with local composers to showcase pieces that cover topics that hit close to home.

Fifty cents per can go towards the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the beer is available in stores throughout Saskatchewan.

As the Ford government pushes forward with its electric vehicle strategy, it is eyeing the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in Northern Ontario. Local communities are pushing back.

The children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 1, were rescued by Colombian authorities after they were the sole survivors of a small plane crash that killed three adults in early May.

The Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon sets a coordinated policy across more than a dozen ministries through the end of Lula's term in 2027.

Canada sees about 7,500 wildfires burn more than 2.5 million hectares of forest - about half the size of Nova Scotia - every year and that amount is projected to double by 2050.

Average global temperatures could hit all-time highs in 2023 or 2024, climate scientists have warned. Governments have fallen far short of pledges in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

These wetlands are being called Canada’s Amazon rainforest for their ability to cool the planet. Why they’re poised to become the most hotly contested region in the country.

Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people in Brazil's north Sao Paulo state, officials said Sunday, and the fatalities could rise.

Meteorologists have begun to use the term "atmospheric river" to better warn a region about the potential impact of an incoming system.

His South Pole journey saw challenges like altitude sickness and adjusting to 24-hour daylight conditions, but Dalip Shekhawat called it a 'breathtaking' experience.

The government space agency that uses satellites to monitor fires reported more area burned in the month of July than in any July since 2016.

The news came as the UN climate office warned that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.

To track the regional and national networks that drive environmental crime across the Amazon, researchers have teamed up with Interpol, InSight Crime and several other partners,

Before Bolsonaro took office in 2019, the Brazilian Amazon hadn't recorded a single year with more than 10,000 square kilometers of deforestation in over a decade.

A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species recently found on the incredible Melanesian island of New Guinea, environment group WWF said.

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that weakens the nation's benchmark environmental law protecting the Amazon and other areas, a move that some fear will lead to a spike in deforestation.

In an editorial, the Lancet said Bolsonaro's disregard for and flouting of lockdown measures is sowing confusion across Brazil.