Thousands of indigenous Amazon inhabitants marched through Brazil's capital. Their demonstration aimed to remind everyone of ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil's ...

Climate summit to be hosted in Amazonian city of Belem in November Focus on 'People's COP' eagerly awaited by activists Some ...

Global reforestation and forest restoration efforts are facing a serious setback due to the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze.

G old mining is putting an immense strain on the Amazon rainforest, but the trees might have a secret weapon up their bark.

For decades, paleontologists have believed that the very first dinosaurs evolved in the southern parts of the ancient ...

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla member, was elected as Colombia’s first avowedly leftist president, promising to fight ...

Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

In 2023, hydro-electricity accounted for nearly half of Brazil's installed energy capacity, and more than 60% of its total ...

Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an ...

Entering the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the taxi driver’s warning is stark: “Some of the favelas are so dangerous, even the ...