Brazil Nut Tree: The Amazon Tree That Needs a Forest
The Brazil nut tree depends on intact rainforest, bees, and agoutis. Here is why protecting the forest keeps the nuts and the ecosystem alive.
The Brazil nut tree depends on intact rainforest, bees, and agoutis. Here is why protecting the forest keeps the nuts and the ecosystem alive.
Costa Rica cloud forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. Learn what makes these misty high-elevation forests unique and why their protection matters.
The blue-and-yellow macaw is one of the Amazon’s most recognizable birds. Discover its range, nesting habits, and why it matters to rainforest conservation.
The walking palm tree is said to move across the rainforest floor. Is the myth true? Discover what science says about this Amazon icon and its remarkable stilt roots.
Explore why the Monteverde cloud forest depends on mist, how cloud water supports biodiversity, and what it teaches about protecting climate-sensitive ecosystems.
Meet leafcutter ants, rainforest farmers that grow fungus, move nutrients through forest soil, and show why Amazon biodiversity runs deeper than the canopy.
Learn what the Amazon Basin is, why its 7 million square kilometers matter for climate, biodiversity, and people, and what threats it faces today.
Discover the green anaconda, the world’s heaviest snake: its Amazon habitat, hunting, breeding ball behavior, size, diet, and the conservation threats it faces.
Discover the Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Peru’s national bird: its brilliant orange plumage, lekking displays, cloud forest habitat, and why its protection matters.
Discover the Amazon parrot genus: 30 species of intelligent, green-plumed birds of the tropical Americas, their habitat, threats, and why forest protection matters.
