The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. The meeting is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the ...

The extraordinary collections and observations made by the English naturalist, Richard Spruce in Brazil are finding their way out of the archives and back to their country and communities of origin, ...

Global discussions on preparedness for health emergencies are increasingly framed by the planetary “triple crisis” of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.1 The Amazon stands out, not only ...

Promoting health in the Amazon can be achieved only by protecting ecosystems and natural territories and by recognising ...

Indigenous lands in Brazil's Amazon rainforest absorb far more climate changing gases than they emit, in stark contrast to ...

Rubber tapper Manoel Magno, 71, walks through the jungle surrounding his house on the river island of Cotijuba in the Amazon, ...

Every Friday, Living Planet brings you the stories, facts and debates on the key environmental issues of our time. As our planet faces an ever-evolving climate crisis and environments change, Living ...

UNESCO’s Member States will gather for the 43rd session of the General Conference in Samarkand, an event that will shape the Organization’s future priorities. The session will be marked by the ...

Amazonia harbors the largest and most diverse tropical forest in the world, but knowledge about the species diversity of the region is still far from ideal. Given this low level of faunal and floral ...