By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...

They are considered the king of the Amazon, and are known for their powerful bite and hunting abilities. They are the most ...

It's eleven hundred tributaries drain the greatest river basin on the planet,(an area of more than two million square miles), and along its incredible journey it collects and transports one fifth of ...

A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the ...

As dawn sunlight seeped through the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, a colorful creature with “toxic skin” climbed down ...

Scientists have known for some time now that tropical birds are falling in number. In general, the cause has been attributed ...

The longest rivers in the world stretch over thousands of kilometres. From the Amazon to the Nile, they are crucial to human ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer ...

A recent ruling by Brazil's Supreme Court could help protect the Amazon from illegal deforestation and wildfires.

A settlement involving federal prosecutors and Brazilian meat packers has helped wean much of the country's beef supply chain ...

The tiny amphibian, observed in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon, is the first such discovery in a decade.

J ane Fonda has always been one to stand up for what she believes in. With a lifetime of activism under her belt, the ...