A new report reveals that escalating demands for minerals, biofuels, and pulp are driving rainforests like the Amazon closer ...

Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds ...

SAO PAULO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Eight Amazon rainforest nations are expected to face divisions over proposals to block new oil drilling and end deforestation when they meet on Tuesday for their first ...

State-run energy firm Petrobras faces resistance from Indigenous groups for its goal to open Brazil's northern coast to oil drilling. An environmental agency denied Petrobras a license for exploratory ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ecuadoreans voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

While publicly defending a green agenda in his travels around the world, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seems to have decided on a different course at home. His center-left government ...

Experience an immersive exploration deep in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador for 100 hours. This video showcases the diverse ecosystems, wildlife encounters, and stunning landscapes encountered along ...

Leaders of eight Amazonian nations signed the Belém Declaration on Aug. 8, strengthening regional coordination and laying out a list of intentions to save the rainforest. Environmental organizations ...