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

The amendment eliminates the requirement that landowners or companies get state authorization before converting forested land ...

Scientists working on Will Smith's new show found a record-breaking anaconda species in the Amazon rainforest. The discovery, led by Professor Bryan Fry, involves the 20.7 feet long northern green ...

Gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru, is destroying rare peatland ... See All Key Ideas Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known as peatlands, a type of swamp ...

Traveling deep into the Amazon Rainforest, Starting In Iquitos Peru and ending up in a remote village in the middle of the jungle! This was the first day of our 3 day tour in the Amazon! More for You ...

Step inside the rainforest at Amazon River's Edge. Visitors can get up close with tropical birds including the green-winged macaws and scarlet ibis, and meet Parker the jaguar. "We've incorporated ...

In recent years, several corruption scandals emerged, involving Chinese companies and businessmen in the Pan Amazon region ... in the state-owned YPFB. In Peru and Ecuador, manipulation of ...

A team of researchers exploring the Amazon made a stunning discovery. They found a new species of giant anaconda in Ecuador’s dense rainforest. Scientists on a National Geographic expedition ...

For Erick Alfredo Valerio Benavides, a 43-year-old Indigenous leader of the Iskonawa People from the Peruvian Amazon, the fight to protect the rainforest began with something deeply personal — his ...

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 ...

The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the provinces of Lima and Callao to stem a rise in crime, in a move that follows the killing of a popular musician over the weekend.