Trees in the Peruvian Amazon are silently preserving the history of human activity, including the destructive impacts of gold ...

A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over two decades in 2024, with devastating consequences for both ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

New study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them ...

Intact forests struggle to escape climate degradation, exposing new impacts coming from increasingly warming temperatures.

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, I joined local hunters for a catch and cook experience like no other. From traditional trapping methods to open-fire cooking, we prepared and tasted some of the most ...

Avoiding products that drive deforestation is an easy step one ...

A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the ...

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme ...

Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new study. The research, published in the Nature Plants ...