Lugging 50-kilo bags through the rainforest’s rough terrain is a vital piece of the nut trade, but could soon change.

As Brazil's government seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations' climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image ...

Tourists snapping selfies with sloths are fueling a booming black market that’s tearing these gentle animals from the Amazon ...

The 2025 UN Climate Summit, known as COP30, is wrapping up its final week, with little evident progress on critical issues.

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Brazil is about to open a new exit to the Pacific. By finishing dredging on the Alto Solimões this month, barges from Manaus will be able to link by river to the tri-border ...

Credit: Joedi Porto/Paulo Wilker/Antonio Humberto/State Secretariat for Animal Protection/Cover Images A jaguar rescued from ...

Germany’s support for Brazil’s new rainforest protection fund adds momentum to a global effort that will reward forest conservation, penalize deforestation and direct resources to Indigenous and ...

Footage shows massive shoebill on boat with tourists watching in awe. The Cabinet is split over plans for a solar farm near ...

Nutrition expert Marion Nestle's latest book is a call to action for Americans to advocate for a better food system.

A prominent nonprofit group in Brazil says that criminal gangs expanded their presence in the Brazilian Amazon last year and are now operating in nearly half of the region’s municipalities.

A worker was killed after a crane collapsed while installing a Christmas tree in Brazil. Footage shows the heavy machinery lifting a section of the 100ft decoration when it toppled under the weight of ...

The first time Virgilio Viana saw the Amazon up close, he was a 16-year-old with a backpack, two school friends and very ...