A Mongabay investigation that revealed an illegal cattle boom amid a record-high number of killings of Indigenous Guajajara ...

Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

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

Controversy grows as Indian Guru tries to seize Indigenous land in Bolivia to establish 'new' nation without recognition.

Followers of Nithyananda, a self-proclaimed Indian guru, have been secretly buying land in Latin America as part of his ...

In Brazil alone, fires wiped out nearly 18 million hectares of Amazon rainforest, according to the MapBiomas monitoring ...

Ancient ruins, stunning scenery, delicious local cuisines and untouched wild coastlines with pristine sandy beaches are just ...

Bolivia has dismantled a bold land grab by Nithyananda’s self-proclaimed Hindu nation, ‘Kailasa’, arresting 20 of its ...

Scientists working on Will Smith's new show found a record-breaking anaconda species in the Amazon rainforest. The discovery, led by Professor Bryan Fry, involves the 20.7 feet long northern green ...

Baby sloth poses for the camera on the tree. Image via depositphotos.com One of the world’s slowest animal species, the sloth, also resides in the Amazon rainforest. Everything about these animals are ...

It is perhaps a slightly more niche destination; a stop for river cruises heading into the Amazon rainforest, or for backpackers travelling around every corner of Brazil. Known as the ‘gateway ...

In recent years, several corruption scandals emerged, involving Chinese companies and businessmen in the Pan Amazon region. In countries like Bolivia, they were found to have bribed authorities to ...