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Biden Spends Waning Days Of Presidency Dishing Out $1,000,000,000 To Preserve Amazon Rainforest

President Joe Biden's administration will spend $1 billion to preserve the Ecuadorian Amazon as a way to combat climate change, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday. The president traveled to the Amazon rainforest in mid-November to announce the United States' commitment to increase international climate financing to more than $11 billion annually by […]

NYC’s first Rainforest Cafe to pop up at the Empire State Building

No pranks allowed. New Yorkers will get their first taste of the classic themed restaurant, Rainforest Cafe, when it opens on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in the first week of October. The excited news comes after news that the popular eco-focused chain, a staple of upscale shopping malls in the late […]

Fires In Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest In August Highest Since 2010

This data is the earliest indicator of local fire conditions. Sao Paulo: The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region jumped to its highest level since 2010 in August as a record drought plagues the forested region, government data showed on Sunday. Last year's rains were later and weaker than usual because of a […]

Rainforest kinkajou found crawling along Washington state highway

That seems highly doubtful. Authorities in Washington were left scratching their heads this week after discovering a mammal native to the rainforest slithering through the desert. The kinkajou, also known as Honey Bear, was found Sunday scurrying up a tall wooden post at a rest area along Interstate 82 southeast of Yakima, the state Department […]

France’s Macron Tours Amazon Rainforest with Brazil’s Lula

French President Emmanuel Macron spent much of the week touring the Amazon rainforest with Brazil’s radical leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Photos of the two enjoying each other’s company spread jokes about their “bromance” and spawned mocking memes. Macron arrived in Brazil on Tuesday as part of a three-day official tour. visit To […]

Brazil and France announce $1.1 billion investment plan for Amazon rainforest

The leaders of Brazil and France announced plans to invest $1.1 billion over four years in the Amazon rainforest, which includes French Guiana. Brazilian state-owned banks and French investment institutions will participate in the investment. French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are seeking to boost trade after years of […]