The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Reduction in primary forest loss in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as Brazil and Colombia, offers hope for tropical forests across the world

Campaigners voice hopes and fears for the rainforest before leaders of eight Amazon nations attend summit in Belém

Representatives of eight South American governments are gathering in Brazil this week to talk about the Amazon rainforest

At this week’s Amazon summit, the world must stand with Indigenous peoples – and demand protection for the rainforest, says actor and activist Mark Ruffalo

Buenos Aires records hottest start to August in 117 years, Chile sees highs towards 40C and Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil also bake

Four years in, it has become clearer that the future of the forest and the climate crisis depends on politics

Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real action

Hylton Murray-Philipson says he contributed to gathering in Brazil because of growing climate threat

Climate concerns prominent as hundreds attend celebration of chief’s nominal 91st birthday

An Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon has called upon Brazil’s president to defend the rights of Indigenous people, including removing “invaders” from their territories and ending ongoing negotiations on carbon credits

Raoni Metuktire Kayapó has battled against deforestation all his life and is inviting Brazil’s president to see the damage to his land