Many ethnic minorities live in the Amazon River Basin in Brazil, but in recent years illegal mining of gold has continued unabated. Forensic Architecture, a research institute at Goldsmiths, ...

Forest loss, along with climate change, is changing the resilience of the Amazon Rainforest. By disrupting the movement of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Many are already struggling to ...

As deforestation progresses in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, the indigenous people risk their lives by using smartphones and drones to expose illegal logging and mining operations on social media.

TOKYO, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 43rd Niwano Peace Prize to Benki Piyako, an indigenous spiritual leader of the Ashaninka people in Brazil's Amazon ...