Aerial view of an area of Atlantic Forest clear-cut for eucalyptus farming in Brazil's Minas Gerais state - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Aerial view of an area of ...

Jaguars have lived in the Atlantic Forest for hundreds of thousands of years. They are apex predators that have helped to ...

When Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado returned to his family land in Brazil during the 1990s, he reportedly found a ...

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gains ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This three-part Mongabay mini-series examines grassroots forest restoration projects carried out within isolated island ecosystems — whether those ...

Having restored 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of forest on Brazil’s coast, the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact plans to double this by 2025, with the ultimate goal of restoring 15 million ...

Recognizing and demarcating Indigenous lands leads to reduced deforestation and increased reforestation. That’s according to a new study that looked at more than 100 Indigenous territories in Brazil’s ...

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. Weighing up to 250 kg, the animal can adapt to most habitats ...

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, Mauricio Ruiz has turned his love for nature into action by working with the community to reforest a critical stretch of the nation’s most endangered forest, and by using ...

The species' numbers in Brazil's Atlantic Forest dwindled due to deforestation and capture for the pet trade ...

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. The main long-term threat to their well-being is population ...