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

The amendment eliminates the requirement that landowners or companies get state authorization before converting forested land ...

Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that ...

Gregg Brandalise was inspired to tell the story of how Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun, fought for 40 years to save the Amazon rainforest and its people after watching the documentary ...

A huge four-lane highway is being built in the Amazon rainforest, destroying protected areas. The new road is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém, which will ...

Amendment to Peru Law Raises Fears of Amazon Rainforest Destruction BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of the ...