A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found ...

By looking inside trees, researchers have found a quiet but reliable witness to decades of pollution. This important data may help protect the future of the Amazon rainforest. The full study was ...

Born in Manaus in the Amazon rainforest, it has been a long journey for Diego Lopes to make it in the UFC. He started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a child, and began his professional MMA ...

Illegal gold mining led to the destruction of 4,219 hectares of forest across four Indigenous territories in the Amazon region over 2023-24, according to a report by Greenpeace. Illegal gold mining ...

Listen to Story Ficus insipda trees can monitor atmospheric mercury emissions Trees offer a cost-effective biomonitoring method for mercury Research supports UN Minamata Convention on Mercury goals ...

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Credit: Simon Topp. In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, pushing deep into the rainforest and indigenous lands. Small-scale operations set up primarily illicitly and operated in the ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. But unlike other espionage efforts, there is no risk of betrayal ...

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The proposed deforestation is also significant as Indonesia has the world’s third largest rainforest. From wildlife to some rare plants, the country is home to several endangered species including ...

With this fair treatment philosophy being a tent-pole of his success in the US, Henry Ford set his sights on a dramatically ambitious project in the Amazon jungle that combined his business ...

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85% in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was the highest ...