The Amazon River, which flows through the rainforest, plays a vital role in maintaining the health of marine ecosystems. Its waters carry nutrients that support marine life in the Atlantic Ocean.

A foreigner – reported as ‘English’ or ‘British’ in local media – was beaten by residents who accused him of shooting a man ...

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

We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings.” For Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari of Peru, a winner of ...

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 Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world and battles with the Nile in ...

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

As you approach his Capoto/Jarina Indigenous territory in Mato Grosso state, large single-crop farms of soybean or maize give way to lush, verdant rainforest ... accessible chiefly by boat along the ...

Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on ... pushing a major offshore oil exploration project near the mouth of the Amazon River.