Trees in the Peruvian Amazon are silently preserving the history of human activity, including the destructive impacts of gold ...

"Unprecedented." Researchers discover 'unsung heroes' protecting Amazon rainforest: 'The guards also cut off access' first ...

A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

Big-name banks have been accused of providing $2bn of direct financing for oil and gas extraction projects within the Amazon ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

Avoiding products that drive deforestation is an easy step one ...

Scientists warn surge in fires signals growing ecological fragility as blazes overtake deforestation as main emissions driver ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the ...

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme ...

A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just ...

A team of nearly 100 researchers found the average tree size in the massive rainforest has increased by more than 3 percent ...

The world's largest rain forest houses an abundance of wildlife. March 11, 2009 — -- It's home to the world's most vast variety of living creatures with the most birds, freshwater fish and ...