Articles related to "Amazon Forest"

In the Brazilian Amazon, lands illegally occupied by the outsiders in the name of agriculture, are being returned to indigenous communities by the courts.

People on a diet can have trouble losing weight. One option is no yeast and sugar, but add pau d'arco. It may help other ills: headache, depression, autism,and cancer.

A 4° Celsius rise in temperature because of global warming could mean widespread destruction of trees and large-scale disruption of eco-communities.

The Amazon Forest teems with life. Some of it is nasty and dangerous. Some of it is beautiful and colourful. In this article we examine the anteater and boa constrictor.

Though Brazil is exempt from the immediate restrictions under the United Nations Framework for Climate Change, the country has reduced the emissions of CO2 by 13 tons.

Though smaller than its tiger and lion cousins, the jaguar is the biggest and deadliest predator and cat in the New World.

For centuries, the acai berry has been eaten and used for medicinal reasons by the natives of Brazil's Amazon forests. Here is information and facts of the acai berry.

The level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere continues to rise. At what carbon dioxide level is climate change self-fulfilling?

The Amazon rain forest houses the Amazon River and rich ecological biodiversity. Taking up the majority of Brazil, the Amazon's biology and ecology is truly unique.

Researchers are slowly learning more about the mysterious pink dolphin, an ancient river whale that is unique to South America's Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

It's big. It's strong --very strong-- and preys on everything from fish to jaguars and bulls and, on occasion, humans.

James Cameron's epic film, Avatar, is about a power struggle between two civilizations, very similar to earth's historic struggles in the past and the present.