Brazil’s Federal Police can trace whether gold came from an illegal mine in the Amazon rainforest, and investigators told ...

Environmental crimes like land grabbing, illegal deforestation, and poaching hinder climate action, deter investment in sustainable practices, and threaten biodiversity across major biomes worldwide.

By Geraldine Santos A new regional conservation area has been created in Loreto, the largest region in Peru’s Amazon. The ...

The findings evidenced high susceptibility to climate change by 2050 in 15%-18% of the areas with the most neglected biodiversity The researchers analyzed data from 7,694 ecological research sites to ...

Rates of deforestation decreased significantly during the last year in Colombia and Brazil, two Amazonian nations that have historically been among the 10 countries with the highest forest loss in the ...

A fallen tree reveals seven burial urns in the Brazilian Amazon: human remains, fish, and turtles found in giant pots.