BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Nine survivors of a Brazilian plane crash were found by a tribe in the Amazon rain forest, officials said
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 30 (UPI) -- Ecuador has protected the largest percentage of its share of the Amazon rain forest and Peru the least, a study indicates.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Brazil is soliciting $21 billion in international donations to finance its efforts to protect the Amazon rain forest, government leaders say.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 17 (UPI) -- A large-scale coca plant and cocaine production operations have been discovered in Brazil, the first of their kind, authorities said
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Conservation International scientists are warning a plan to link South America's economies might destroy much of the remaining Amazon rain forest.
PHOENIX, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. and Brazilian researchers say the Amazon forest was surprisingly unaffected by a 2005 drought.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 8 (UPI) -- The destruction of the Amazon rain forest may be one of the world's major sources of air pollution, a published report said Wednesday.
BRASILIA, Brazil, July 16 (UPI) -- Deforestation of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil is releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the air, the BBC reports.
BRASILIA, Brazil, April 7 (UPI) -- The World Wildlife Fund called on the Brazilian government Wednesday to triple the amount of rainforest under legal protection.
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Changes in the health of Amazonian rainforest trees are upsetting researchers and environmentalists, newscientist.com reported Wednesday.
