A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new model pinpoints "tipping points" that the Amazon rainforest is approaching due to climate ...

Climate skeptics are targeting new research on the Amazon to downplay global warming's impact on rainforests as Brazil ...

Amazon Rainforest Day, first celebrated in 2008, aims to raise awareness about the importance of Earth’s largest rainforest. There is a place where the Amazon meets the Andes, where forests climb the ...

The Indigenous leader on the threats to his Kayapó tribe, why ancestral knowledge matters — and the meaning behind his ...

For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...

Avoiding products that drive deforestation is an easy step one ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil – If much of the Amazon forest is to wither away, this is the town where that end was foretold. During its campaign to develop the region, Brazil’s former military dictatorship chose ...

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over two decades in 2024, with devastating consequences for both ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

By Shanna Hanbury Natural forest regrowth in the world’s tropical rainforests is expanding. According to the Forest ...

New study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them ...