Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

A palm oil plantation, owned by Ocho Sur, took over land already claimed by the indigenous Shipibo community Santa Clara de Uchunya in Ucayali, Peru. Oxfam estimates that clearing the Amazon forest, ...

Deforestation has reduced rainfall over the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest could reach a catastrophic tipping point sooner than expected. Satellite observations and rain gauge measurements show ...

São Félix do Xingu is a modern-day Wild West hacked out of Brazil’s Amazon jungle by folks with little to lose. Cattle outnumber people almost 20-to-1 and, after dusk, the cratered, dirt roads fill ...

Indonesia’s deforestation increased in 2024 to its highest level since 2021, with forest area four times the size of Jakarta lost; 97% of this occurred within legal concessions, highlighting a shift ...

Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This has been shown by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in ...