For a country with a record of large deforestation projects, Indonesia’s current activities in the far southeastern corner of the republic, South Papua province, surpass all. With 2.5 million hectares ...

Stingless bees in Peru’s Amazon now hold legal rights, becoming the first insects anywhere the law must actively protect. That decision pulls a small rainforest pollinator into court and turns a ...

Explore the urgent crisis facing the Amazon rainforest in this in-depth documentary. Learn about the vital role the Amazon plays in absorbing carbon emissions, supporting biodiversity, and regulating ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In 2023, the European Parliament passed a sweeping law meant to curb the import of goods and products linked to deforestation. After right-wing ...

From coral reefs and sinking cities to vanishing glaciers and disappearing islands, this guide explains what’s putting 17 iconic places at risk—and how travelers can reduce harm through smarter timing ...

The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 43rd Niwano Peace Prize to Benki Piyako, an indigenous spiritual leader of the Ashaninka people in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, in recognition of his ...

The Mashco-Piro tribe live deep in Peru's Amazon rainforest and are thought to be the world's largest uncontacted tribe ...

The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people ...

A baby has been born to one of the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous tribe in the Amazon rainforest, ...

An 'uncontactable' tribe hidden deep in the Amazonian rainforest are the most secluded in the world - yet they are facing a ...

When Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency announced that the Akuntsu people — a tribe reduced to just three women — had celebrated their first childbirth ...