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New soy-driven forest destruction exposed in South America

John Cannon 22 May 2017

Federal prosecutor in Brazil calls for suspension of licensing to drill near Amazon Reef

Mike Gaworecki 22 May 2017
In Chocó there are many small shops that refine, sell and buy locally mined gold. Photo by Bram Ebus for Mongabay.

Colombia’s constitutional court grants rights to the Atrato River and orders the government to clean up its waters

Bram Ebus 22 May 2017

Rebel road expansion brings deforestation to remote Colombian Amazon

Taran Volckhausen 19 May 2017

A stubborn dreamer who fought to save Amazon’s Waimiri-Atroari passes

Sue Branford 18 May 2017
Banner photo courtesy of EIA

Peru lost more than 1 million hectares of Amazon forest over a period of 15 years

Alexa Eunoé Vélez Zuazo 18 May 2017
Alvarado picking a flower called Chiriwayusa in Quichua, which he will use for a medicinal steam bath. Photo by Kimberley Brown for Mongabay.

What would you do if you had “nature’s pharmacy” in your backyard?

Kimberley Brown 17 May 2017
Rock formations near San José del Guaviare. Photo by Laura Dixon for Mongabay.

Guaviare: Colombia’s frontline in the country’s battle to stop deforestation in the Amazon

Laura Dixon 8 May 2017
Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) forest scan in the Peruvian Amazon. The CAO uses advanced optical and chemical sensors in combination with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technologies to map forest carbon, chemistry, and other features. Image courtesy of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory/Greg Asner.

Indigenous lands ‘critical’ to forest protection in Peru, biodiversity maps show

John Cannon 5 May 2017

“We don’t believe in words anymore”: Indians stand against Temer govt.

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 3 May 2017

A deep dive into the study of marine wildlife through bioacoustics

Mike Gaworecki 3 May 2017

Brazil’s deforestation “sheriff” has been fired

Mike Gaworecki 28 Apr 2017

Amazon’s fate hangs on outcome of war between opposing worldviews

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 27 Apr 2017

Plans to drill for oil near newly discovered Amazon Reef alarm scientists

Mike Gaworecki 26 Apr 2017
Indigenous Arhuaco peoples ride toward the forest in Colombia. Photo by Bram Ebus for Mongabay.

Colombia’s indigenous Arhuaco awarded 500 hectares in ongoing bid to regain ancestral lands

Bram Ebus 26 Apr 2017

Brazil moves to cut Amazon conservation units by 1.2 million hectares

Sue Branford 19 Apr 2017

Deforestation has become big business in the Brazilian Amazon

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 18 Apr 2017

Land titling for indigenous communities leads to forest protection, peer-reviewed study finds

Mike Gaworecki 10 Apr 2017

Brazil slashes environment budget by 43%

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Apr 2017

Murky future for freshwater fish in the Amazon floodplains

Caitlin Looby 7 Apr 2017

Indigenous groups, Amazon’s best land stewards, under federal attack

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 5 Apr 2017
Two Chaco Chachalacas in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Photo by Dario Sanches via Wikimedia Commons.

Jurisdictional certification approach aims to strengthen protections against deforestation

Tara MacIsaac 4 Apr 2017

New research shows role ancient peoples might have played in shaping Amazon rainforest

Mike Gaworecki 31 Mar 2017

Two new clown tree frogs discovered in the Amazon

Mike Gaworecki 27 Mar 2017

Amazon land speculators poised to gain control of vast public lands

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 27 Mar 2017
The Pastaza Ecological Area of Sustainable Development has more than 2.5 million hectares. Photo courtesy of the Provincial Council of Pastaza

Ecuadorian province protects 90% of its land area

Joaquín Ortiz 27 Mar 2017

Crime and not enough punishment: Amazon thieves keep stolen public land

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 15 Mar 2017

Suppliers of Lowe’s in the US and Walmart in Brazil linked to slave labor in the Amazon

André Campos - Repórter Brasil 13 Mar 2017

Slave labor in the Amazon: Risking lives to cut down the rainforest

Tania Caliari, Ana Aranha, from Repórter Brasil 13 Mar 2017

Investigation reveals slave labor conditions in Brazil’s timber industry

Thais Lazzeri, from Repórter Brasil 13 Mar 2017

Big data timber exchange partners with FSC in Brazil

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2017
Participants at a press conference in Quito last Thursday included Shuar community members Tuntiak Katan, far right, and Elvia Dagua, second from right. Photo by Kimberley Brown for Mongabay

Indigenous leaders denounce Ecuadorian government over mining conflicts

Kimberley Brown 13 Mar 2017

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