Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds ...

The Amazon rainforest is still a wondrous and mysterious place with undiscovered secrets still yet to be found. However, ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor A new report adds to the already overwhelming case that protected areas and Indigenous territories in ...

In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South ...

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

A recent amendment to Peru's Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ...

Soot from forest fires in the Amazon might play a role in the melting of faraway ice in Antarctica. For decades, scientists have known that black carbon from burning fossil fuels or forests ...

The Amazon rainforest, often called the “lungs of the Earth,” extends across nine South American countries and covers approximately 2.7 million square miles. This vast ecosystem not only supports ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.

The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest. “The Amazon offers far more land than anywhere else. There are over 50 million ...

Only one person in the agribusiness sector responded, saying they did not want to comment. Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60 ...