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 drawn widespread criticism ...
USAID is going away, and along with it cocaine-fighting efforts and Amazon rainforest protection
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading government cost reduction in the new administration, said the humanitarian agency, ...
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One river in the Amazon rainforest is so hot that it literally boils, destroying nearby biodiversity
Peru’s boiling river reaches 210°F, killing animals instantly. Scientists found biodiversity drops by 11% for every 1.8°F ...
The Day the Amazon Froze: Scientists Record Rare Cold Wave Effects on Wildlife
A rare Amazon cold wave dropped temperatures drastically, prompting researchers to study its effects on wildlife. While most ...
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Biodiversity or Big Business? The battle for COP16 resumes
As countries return to unfinished COP16 biodiversity negotiations in Rome, states must commit to people and nature instead of ...
USAID is going away. Here's what it's been doing in South America
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
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Handcrafted woodwork helps save an Amazonian reserve, one tree at a time
A community in the Brazilian Amazon is transforming fallen trunks and dead trees into everyday items and art pieces.
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Cold Fronts Are Sweeping Across The Amazon Rainforest, And Here's How It's Impacting The Animals That Live There
The Amazon rainforest is always thought of as a pleasantly warm and tropical place, but it has periods of cold […] The post Cold Fronts Are Sweeping Across The Amazon Rainforest, And Here’s How It’s ...
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12 Destinations That Inspired Nobel Laureates
Nurturing Environmental Stewardship Wangari Maathai, who captured the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, was deeply connected to Kenya's ...
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Bats and newts: why monitoring biodiversity will only become more important
Recently, in announcing her deregulation of planning permissions, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that house builders can now ‘forget about bats and newts’ – but the ...