Half a century of oil drilling has left the Amazon rainforest scarred -and a new wave of fossil fuel extraction is coming ...

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...

SINGAPORE - The Republic on April 1 finalised a carbon trading agreement with Peru, in a move that will pave the way for ...

See All Key Ideas Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known as peatlands, a type of swamp ...

COP ignores reality on the ground in Latin America and wrongly assumes governments are key drivers of climate policies ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands ...

The Inca Trail draws large crowds, which can compromise your hike's quality. If you crave quieter treks with even better ...

The stakes are high, and conflict is escalating. The tussles are over rare metals, ores, timber, space – and the right to be left alone.

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

Illegal gold mining has devastated Peru’s rainforest, destroying vast areas and endangering human health. Mercury used in mining is poisoning local populations. Dan Collyns investigates the ...

Fossilized teeth found in Peru suggest monkeys rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to South America 30 million years ago, rewriting primate history.

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