A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous ...

A new discovery at an archaeological site has led researchers to believe that humans lived in rainforests much earlier than ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

The Amazon rainforest is estimated to have 390 billion individual trees and innumerable species of plants and animals. Canopy ...

Henry Ford built his what he considered his idealized city in the Amazon Rainforest, Fordlandia, but circumstances left it ...

Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that ...

It is perhaps a slightly more niche destination; a stop for river cruises heading into the Amazon rainforest, or for backpackers travelling around every corner of Brazil. Known as the ‘gateway ...

The effect is that about 10,000 acres of rainforest are being destroyed daily, which is ultimately impacting weather patterns worldwide, he said. In addition to recounting Stang’s work, “The Death of ...

You don’t need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon’s most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire. As you approach his ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru's territory, according to ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.