Journey deep into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a place so vast and mysterious that it hides secrets of ancient tribes and forgotten communities. We’ll reveal the untold stories of the hidden ...

Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in ...

Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments ... the exploitation of the region’s natural resources. Institutional capacity ...

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

The Detroit Zoological Society’s Amazon program equips students with supplies and knowledge—linking conservation and ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its dense green canopy stretches across nine countries, providing a ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest is a massive area ... governments seek to clamp down on a Wild West atmosphere of resource extraction, human rights abuses and environmental crime ...

A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio ...

Sponsor Message Taking back the Amazon from bad-faith dealers and resource pirates who profit by putting rainforest inhabitants in jeopardy is crucial to restore Brazil's tarnished sovereignty and ...

It winds through pristine jungle deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon. And the fuel that powers ... "Mining, logging and extraction of natural resources like oil require the building of roads, which ...

exploiting Brazil's natural resources, particularly sugar, gold, and coffee, with the labor of slaves—primarily transported from Africa. The Amazon rainforest is seen from a plane flying from ...

The map locates the Amazon rainforest, which includes Roraima ... from Brazil’s Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources combating fires on Yanomami Indigenous land this month ...