For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

Global brands are driving commodity risk and deforestation through their supply chains—exposing themselves to growing legal, ...

Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the ...

Indigenous peoples like Vicuña’s Kariri are often regarded as key protectors of the Amazon, but for many years they have been forced out of their lands by criminals, deforestation and famine ...

Colombia has taken a major step in Indigenous rights by formally recognizing Indigenous councils as local governments across ...

The expectation that illegally used land will become sanctioned has been the main driver of deforestation in the Amazon ... In most cases, the forest is cleared for pasture to show economic ...

"Gunmen or loggers will kill me for anything." Horrifying! All because they're defending their own land. An official trailer is available online for an inspiring documentary film titled We Are ...

The expectation that illegally used land will become sanctioned has been the main driver of deforestation in the Amazon ... In most cases, the forest is cleared for pasture to show economic ...