A Mongabay investigation that revealed an illegal cattle boom amid a record-high number of killings of Indigenous Guajajara ...

In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal ...

They’re doing this work very bravely, without any support.” For the people defending human rights and the environment in ...

Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s ...

One unusual characteristic of Latin American nations is their proclivity to adopt new constitutions that reflect periodic ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...