The prosecutors who have rescued tens of thousands of people from slave labor in Brazil
Jorge C. Carrasco|
According to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, 3,190 workers being held captive were rescued throughout the country in 2023
Indigenous peoples call for direct funding to protect nature at COP16 on biodiversity
Amazonian organizations and the Inter-American Development Bank announce the first projects of the Amazon for Life fund in Cali
Murui Buue, a language that lives through song, a form of resistance in the jungle
Zoila Ochoa leads the struggle to preserve the words and customs of her people, who have been rocked by extractivist fever in the Peruvian Amazon
Haute cuisine enters the jungle: ‘The Spanish and French have the technique, we have the pantry’
The refrigerators of the best restaurants in Latin America are increasingly filled with the ingredients of the Amazon. In this new culinary revolution, the cultivation of camu camu or mambe is becoming an alternative to illicit economies
The expedition that searched for the tallest tree in the Amazon and found a sanctuary of giant specimens
A forestry engineer tells of researchers’ foray into the jungle to inventory the flora and fauna living near the 70-meter tall giants
Conditions behind devastating fires in the Pantanal region of South America were intensified by climate change
If global warming continues, such events could repeat themselves every 17 years according to a recent study published by World Weather Attribution
From performing rituals in the deep Amazon to being accused over the largest seizure of ayahuasca in Mexican history
Ako Kamanawa is on trial over the discovery of 141 kilograms of the psychoactive concoction, considered a natural medicine for him and his community
President Noboa: Drowning the Amazon in oil will not make Ecuador safer
Isabel Nomenia Baihua Mipo|
The country voted to end the exploitation of the Yasuní national park, but four months before the deadline, the government has not taken a step to end the extractions
Unprecedented Amazon drought was primarily caused by climate change, not El Niño, study finds
Researchers concluded that these types of extreme weather events could occur up to once every 15 years if the Earth’s temperature continues to rise
David Armstrong McKay, climate crisis researcher: ‘We need to start adapting for the worst-case scenarios’
The author of a recent study on climate tipping points is clear: the situation is already bad, but it could get much worse if we go beyond the point of no return
Lula accuses the EU of disguising protectionist measures as environmental concern
The Brazilian president delivered a message to industrialized nations at a climate summit in Belém, arguing they should ‘pay their part so we can revive part of what was ruined’
Angela Maldonado, guardian of the Amazon
The Colombian ecologist is dealing with a myriad of threats to what is considered the lungs of the world
Bolivia’s mercury dilemma: The metal that both feeds and poisons the country’s Amazon region
Miguel Arriaza|La Paz|
A study of over 300 people reported high levels of this toxic material, which miners use to extract gold from the rivers that supply water and food to the communities
Brazil launches large-scale operation against the latest gold rush on indigenous land
The new government of Lula da Silva is clamping down on the illegal mining industry in the Amazon, where the Yanomami have been severely impacted