A researcher’s quest to preserve tracts of the Amazon basin leads him into wild adventure.

Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale mining operations that burn gold-mercury amalgams to extract gold particles. Credit: Simon Topp. In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, ...

American environmentalist Paul Rosolie has released rare high-definition footage showing an isolated Amazonian tribe up close for the first time, calling ...

THE man who captured extraordinary footage of an uncontacted Amazon tribe has described the moment his guide was shot through ...

Experts warn the tribe faces life-threatening risks from forced contact, illegal logging, and drug trafficking, urging the Peruvian government to expand protections.

Experts say that there are almost 200 uncontacted groups which exist around the world, with a large chunk based in the Amazon ...

Explore 10 mysterious indoor plants from the Amazon Jungle, featuring exotic species with unique foliage, intriguing shapes, rare colors, air-purifying qualities, and low-maintenance care that bring a ...

A group representing some of the world’s largest soybean traders is exiting a landmark deal created in Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest against deforestation. Many of the trees cut down or ...

SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and crushing firms has told farming state Mato Grosso that it and many of its members are quitting a nearly 20-year-old pact ...

The Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) is a massive conservation program that has helped reduce deforestation across 120 conservation areas in the Brazilian Amazon and avoided 104 million metric ...