The fate of Brazil's soy moratorium is under dispute as CADE's tribunal prepares to review an appeal by industry groups. This ...

This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire process of global diplomacy on climate change.

A 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.

Image An Indigenous Korubo boy in the Amazon rainforest. Image by Paulo Múmia/Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas [National ...

Whether you’re a nature lover or a history buff, these hotels—from Amazonian lodges to beach retreats—deliver the very best ...

Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey For decades, the dry season in the Amazon rainforest has been getting drier. A new ...

A study in Communications Earth & Environment reveals better health in areas where Indigenous peoples manage Amazon forest lands. Diseases decreased where forests are intact, showing the link between ...

A federal court in Brazil has reinstated the Amazon soy moratorium, a private-sector antideforestation measure that helps protect the Amazon Rainforest against the expansion of soy farms in the biome.

In 2013, a small group of Brazilian forestry engineers ecologists, and other scientists formed a special operations unit. Known as the Grupo de Especialização de Fiscalização (GEF), the unit operates ...

A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it ...

American hamburgers are increasingly financing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest In a crackdown on the illegal cattle ranching that causes the tree felling, the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, ...