The illegal activity of gold mining was a thriving business deep within the forest canopies and infiltrated nature, leaving ...

A foreigner – reported as ‘English’ or ‘British’ in local media – was beaten by residents who accused him of shooting a man ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Everyone does it.” That’s how the representative of a sawmill described the practice of selling fake documents to illegal ...

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 ...

Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that ...

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

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares — about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to the nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of ...