A new report by the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center has ...

As a controversial bill nears passage in Brazil, environmentalists and civil society prepare for what they call the ...

During a field expedition to the “heart” of the Amazon basin ... Drainages in Amazonas State, according to a study published July 17 in the peer-reviewed journal Taxonomy. One of the two new miniature ...

Repeated and widely publicized government actions against illegal miners in Amazonas state have only deepened the trade's ...

The construction of the Autazes Potash Project by Brazil Potash has the potential to create a new economic anchor in the ...

Deep in the Amazon, there’s a dolphin unlike any other—pink, mysterious, and surprisingly powerful. In this video, we explore the world of the Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto ...

A federal court in Brazil has blocked the start of planned explosions along a 35-kilometer (22-mile) rock formation called Pedral do Lourenço in the Tocantins River, pausing a major ...

The big news this spring is AmaWaterways' first cruises in Colombia. But it is not the only line with South America on its mind.

International Rivers' analysis of challenges facing communities in Brazil offers innovative solutions for protecting nature and human rights.

July 15 (UPI) -- The Amazon rainforest -- considered one of the world's most important climate regulators -- continues to face serious threats in 2025. New data show that pressure on the ecosystem has ...

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Afghanistan, Belarus and Haiti ...