MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — Sunlight dapples the once-denuded forest floor as saplings spread their branches and leaves overhead, slowly forming a lush canopy. Each sapling is distinct, a reflection of the ...

LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION, Peru, Aug 5 (Reuters) - In a camping tent in the Peruvian jungle, four scientists crowded around a tiny patient: An Amazonian rodent that could fit in the palm of a ...

From above, the Amazon rainforest appears as a dense, emerald-green paradise, but as the plane descends, the damaged landscape becomes visible with its gaping wounds carved by illegal gold mining.

There’s a chance the gold ring on your finger or the chain around your neck has a link to the prolific destruction of the ...

Munduruku people in Brazil are battling miscarriages and loss of sight and sound, a community leader tells Sky News.

It’s a toxic combination that is enriching criminal gangs and corrupt officials across the region, as the price of gold touches new highs on world markets.

Brazil expands gold-tracing to combat cross-border smuggling Interpol's Gaia Project supports global adoption of Brazil's tracing method Amazon Police Cooperation Center aids in tackling environmental ...

Just a stone’s throw from the venue for COP30, large swaths of the rainforest continue to be destroyed for farms and mines ...