"Recognizing the vital role local people play in protecting the Amazon rainforest and supporting local communities are ...
Fisher Stevens, who produced the 'We Are Guardians' documentary about the Amazon rainforest destruction, says these stories ...
In theory, stopping the deforestation of the Amazon is among the cheapest ways of curbing global warming. Brazil’s “Legal ...
While the loss of the rainforest would be terrible for many reasons locally, it would also have a big impact on the whole ...
Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they’re making people sick. It’s an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...
The Indigenous leader on the threats to his Kayapó tribe, why ancestral knowledge matters — and the meaning behind his ...
A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.
Due to Henry Ford’s dedication, the area first prospered as a hub for rubber production, but it didn't last long.