Toxic heavy metals found in indigenous people living near oil fields of Peruvian Amazon: Study

High levels of mercury, cadmium & arsenic were found in the urine samples of people living river basins of Corrientes, Pastaza, Tigre & …

Brazil launches operation against mining mafia on Indigenous land

Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons; non-profit Amazon Watch asks for probe into those behind the ‘horror’

Germany commits over $200 million for shattered Brazilian Amazon; but is it enough?

The flow of capital alone won’t combat the issue of deforestation until its amalgamation with government policies and laws regarding the …

Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon: Study

World’s second-biggest rainforest could lose 6-9 % of its carbon capture ability, if the forest elephant goes extinct, says Saint Louis …

President Lula calls Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 actions ‘genocide’, to reinstate Bolsa Familia

Veteran leftist leader aims for zero deforestation in the Amazon; zero greenhouse gas emissions in electricity matrix  

Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit

Non-profit Amazon Watch, among others, to participate in COP15 CBD

Third of Amazon rainforest lost or degraded: Report

Climate change is a growing global concern that jeopardises the Amazon’s biodiversity

World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation

Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks

Brazil to go in for second round of voting after Lula fails to win outright

Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is widely expected to win the second round on October 30

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads, survival of Amazon rainforest — elections in Brazil, Peru could be a turning point

A victory for sustainability, conservation and culture in Brazil could resonate across political borders into Peru and the other seven countries …

That gadget of yours may have illegally mined gold from the Amazon

The supply chains of the planet’s most valuable electronics and electric car companies are being supplied by two refineries under …

Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder

Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure

How to stay evergreen: Gabon plans to harness its rainforests

Historically, Gabon has contributed to only 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report

Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area

More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study

Researchers say it is not too late to act; reducing deforestation will protect the forest’s threatened parts and boost Amazon rainforest …

The dreaded rainforest shift

The implications of the world’s largest rainforest competing with human-generated greenhouse gases are alarming

Commitments fall short: Amazonian indigenous people slam CoP26

Rather than taking meaningful action, CoP26 has provided powerful political and corporate actors the opportunity to cement false solutions, …

Malawi’s tiny Chapman’s chameleons are holding on for dear life

Populations of the Chapman’s pygmy chameleon in isolated forest patches are ‘genetically disconnected’

Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study

The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries

Don’t eat the rainforests: Top brands complicit in Indonesia’s ecosystem destruction, probe alleges

Companies procuring oil from and financing the Royal Golden Eagle, which set up palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia, finds investigation

Fight fire with trade: How Europe can help save the Amazon

The EU is already responsible for hefty imports from the Mercosur bloc; it imports 10 million tonnes of soy (for livestock feed) and over 200,000 …

Indigenous peoples sue Ecuador govt, oil firms over spill

On April 7, 2 oil pipelines had spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador's most important rivers

COVID-19: Over 200 organisations sign statement on protection of indigenous Amazonians

They demanded a ban on all industrial activity and proselytisation in indigenous territory in addition to proper health services and law enforcement

‘The Yanomami need the world’s support to bring pressure on Bolsonaro’

Down To Earth talks to Davi Kopenawa, the ‘Dalai Lama of the Amazon Rainforest’

Davi Kopenawa wins Alternate Nobel Prize for protecting the Amazon rainforest

Davi has frequently been threatened by the gold miners and politicians who target the resources inside the Yanomami territory