Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday pleaded Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved ...

A ceramic pot and the shell of a turtle, once hunted for its meat, are the most recent traces of an Indigenous community ...

Called the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), the fund would start with US$125 billion and simple rules, aimed at ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that dismantles environmental licensing and poses serious ...

Brazil 's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that dismantles environmental licensing and poses serious threats to ...

Demonstration marks the release of a political declaration by the "Mutirão dos Povos," a coalition of Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and social movements from across the Amazon ...

The approval of a bill that weakens environmental rules for mining, infrastructure and agricultural projects has raised ...

Two former Royal Marines are raising £300k to undertake a record breaking trip down the Amazon – despite getting shot during ...

The study focused specifically on recognized Afro-descendant lands in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Suriname. Afro-descendant peoples in these countries hold management rights on 9.9 million ha of ...

Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new ...

As it prepares to host the next round of UN climate talks in November, the environment – and frontline activists – are facing ...