Clearing rainforest to cattle farming is much worse for nature than previously thought, a landmark survey of birds in ...

Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.

The average age of most palm trees in Nigeria is 60 years, and so are the smallholder farmers who harvest fruits to make the ...

The findings show striking contrasts across South America. Ecuador emerged as the most vulnerable country, followed by ...

By Robert Muggah Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold supplies. It supports 100 million people indirectly, more than ...

Recent moves in Ecuador have environmental interests concerned that the South American nation is unwinding some of the basis ...