Carla Ruas

A new report has found wildlife smugglers employ sophisticated methods to smuggle species from the Brazilian rainforest, including widespread fraud and corruption.

As chuvas que arrasaram o Rio Grande do Sul e levaram a 172 mortes foram fortemente influenciadas pelo aquecimento global e pelo fenômeno natural El Niño. Um relatório publicado nesta segunda-feira (3) pelo WWA (World Weather Attribution) concluiu que cada um deles duplicou as chances de precipitação histórica.

On Wednesday, May 4, muddy waters flooded the streets of Muçum, a municipality with four thousand inhabitants in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Euclides Ferreira dos Santos, 75, and his family knew what to do.

Na quarta-feira, 4 de maio, uma água lamacenta tomou conta das ruas de Muçum, município do interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Foi a terceira vez em menos de um ano que as famílias da cidade perderam tudo.

In March, the Federation of Kukama Indigenous Women in the Parinari district of Loreto won a lawsuit against the oil company Petroperú and the Peruvian government, protecting the Marañon River from oil pollution.

A recent study has found that monkeys trafficked in Peru are spreading viruses, parasites, and bacteria to humans all along the trafficking route. These pathogens can lead to tuberculosis, Chagas disease, malaria, gastrointestinal ailments, and other human diseases.

A new report from World Weather Attribution (WWA) estimates that climate change increased the likelihood of the 2023 Amazon drought by a factor of 30.

While deforestation rates have plunged, up to 80 million hectares (198 million acres) of the Brazilian Amazon have already been destroyed, most of it on private and undesignated public lands.

Public lands in the U.S. have a massive role in solving climate change. This interactive was selected one of ArcGIS's favorite 2022 story maps.

This series showcases five amazing individuals who are going above and beyond to tackle the climate crisis in their communities.

We’re keeping an eye on President Biden's public lands and waters management. Story by Carla Ruas and Max Greenberg.

A new report by The Wilderness Society reveals the Trump administration’s practice of blindly leasing public land for oil and gas development without considering climate change.

As we envisioned a healthier future, we asked ourselves: How can local communities effectively help the fight against climate change?

Elizabeth Perez was only 10 years old when she moved to Bakersfield, California. Almost immediately, she began experiencing health problems.

The stories below show renewables making communities healthier, giving new life to damaged landscapes, and generating power while preserving local wildlife.