The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

With their tropical climate, flowing rivers and dense forests, the vast plains and basins that make up South America’s lowlands cover a significant portion of the continent’s surface. Indeed, the Amazon rainforest covers approximately seven million square kilometres or around 40% of the total land area of South America.

Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin

President Joe Biden announced plans to increase U.S. funding to help developing countries fight climate change and curb deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest during a meeting on Thursday with leaders from the world's largest economies.

London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communities

A FORMER Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) student is embarking on the first navigation of the Amazon River from its highest source at the summit of…

Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforest

Protected indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, preventing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs, according to a study published this week.

Mixing Amazonian rainstorms, British birdsong and uncomfortable truths on the climate crisis, the London rapper-producer’s richly musical work moves up a gear

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government.