Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s first right-wing president elected since the end of military rule three decades ago, vowing to restore order to a country hobbled by crime, corruption and a ...

Dr. Magali Nehemy stood on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon rainforest when the community's chief—a man in his ...

Indigenous women leaders don’t only sustain life in their territories; they are also active defenders of water, seeds, ...

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers—roughly the size of the continental United ...

Indigenous communities in the Amazon are renewing calls for strengthened protections amid continuing reports of threats to ...

"Their only means of survival." Indigenous tribe living deep in Amazon rainforest fends off outside forces: 'We are the ...

First came the floods, then the fire. As he officially opened COP30, Brazil’s president, Lula Inacio da Silva said that by ...

Olegario Sánchez Pinto, 74, wakes up at 7 a.m. every day to complete all the tasks he must perform as a member of the ...

As action from the U.N.’s huge COP30 international meeting falls short, smaller groups are banding together to find ways to fight climate change.

Indigenous peoples rely on natural indicators to assess the impacts of the climate crisis. The signs show in the forests, the ...

Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva fought back tears as global diplomats applauded her for several minutes on ...