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• Amazon Understory Plants Experience Growth Surge Under High CO2 Levels Before Nutrient Constraints Intervene

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A study published in Nature Communications indicates that while Amazonian forests may initially absorb more carbon dioxide, their long-term storage capacity is threatened by limite...

• Peru Grants Legal Rights To Stingless Bees In Landmark Amazon Environmental Protection Ordinance

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Americas

  The Peruvian municipalities of Satipo and Nauta have officially recognized native stingless bees as legal subjects, marking the first time in global history that an insect species...

• Brazilian Amazon faces escalating degradation threat as existing deforestation policies fail to protect biodiversity

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A University of Cambridge study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that Brazilian environmental policies have largely ignored the intensifying...

• Extensive study of two thousand insect species reveals critical heat stress risk for half of Amazon populations

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Research across tropical lowlands and high altitude regions indicates that many insect species lack the biological flexibility to adapt to rising global temperatures. Due to evolut...