Despite a rapidly changing environment and other threats, these Indigenous women are still fighting for their communities.

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the ...

DEUS E PAI, Brazil, March 20 (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon jungle, a pregnant woman needs help. Her baby is about to come, and a drought has parched the rivers that connect her community to the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Brazilian authorities destroyed 277 illegal gold-mining dredges on the Madeira River with Interpol support, ...

Brazil is pushing the Tapajós River waterway as one of the main Amazon shipping corridors and preparing it for privatization, which will enable regular dredging and maintenance to improve its capacity ...

Poverty and poor border controls have allowed young women to be trafficked into the sex trade catering to illegal gold miners in Brazil’s border areas with countries like Guyana and Venezuela.

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate solutions but plans for expanding hydropower could undermine that climate solution ...

When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. He vowed to slash Brazil’s emissions of ...