New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.

Mongabay followed the steps of Adriano Aguiar de Castro, who, according to authorities, jumped from one gold laundering ...

Brazil has struggled with water scarcity from the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands. For the past four years, the ...

The amendment eliminates the requirement that landowners or companies get state authorization before converting forested land ...

Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday ... were taking part in an annual gathering of Indigenous peoples in Brasilia.

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo ... plans for the new Amazon routes throughout 2024. It’s part of a much larger project ...

“We witness the destruction of the Amazon, other ecosystems, and the people who live there, caused by large-scale agriculture, mining, and fossil-fuel extraction.” Brazil has recently been criticised ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...