Drug traffickers, illegal miners and criminal syndicates are rapidly expanding across the Amazon, pushing the rainforest closer to ecological collapse.

Amazon rainforest activist Paul Rosolie claimed he was blocked from using the word "Amazon" in Google Ads while discussing ...

For the first time, scientists have documented microplastics in frog tadpoles living in the wild Amazon rainforest — and the ...

Despite a drop in the size of deforested areas, the number of wildfires in the region increased by more than 30 percent.

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples ...

Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America have sent a letter to the United Nations warning that ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...

Organized crime in South America is a threat to the Amazon rainforest, according to a report published on Tuesday, as the encroachment of criminal groups into protected areas fuels violence and sets ...

Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could ...

The Amazon rainforest has been plundered for decades for rubber, timber and gold. Now, seeking a new treasure, illegal ...

The Amazonian rainforest isthe planet’s respiratory system–the more than 1 billion acres of trees help regulate the climate and produce more than 20% of the Earth’s oxygen. And that’s why one of the ...