The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Mirror reporter Nada Farhoud travelled to the Amacro region of Brazil to witness firsthand the 'lungs of the world' being torched by land-grabbers as President Jair Bolsonaro allows the crisis to spiral

Corporate bonds intended to inject liquidity into markets profited companies engaged in deforestation

The brutal killing of a Lula supporter and other violent incidents are the product of a toxic climate whipped up by the far-right president, critics say

Built in the 1980s, the Balbina Dam is one of dozens of large dams across rivers in the Amazon Basin. Such dams might leave behind seemingly green patches of forest, but our new research has shown these disconnected patches of forest are no longer able to support thriving ecosystems.

A brush with the law has alarmed the community of about 100 families who fear losing the land they have made their home

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the créole created by the Bushinenge people. There’s the Bonus Question, the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and lots of good music. All that, and the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow…

French retail giant Carrefour is accused of deforestation in the Amazon. According to global advocacy group Mighty Earth, the group sources ingredients from meat and soy traders with shocking practices. Carrefour controls roughly a quarter of the food distribution market in Brazil. For more, we speak to Alex Wijeratna, Senior…

Indigenous groups from across the Amazon basin called on Monday for financial institutions to forgive the sovereign debts of the South American nations that comprise the Amazon rainforest, in exchange for commitments to preserve the environment.

Janildo Oliveira Guajajara had recently taken part in an Amazon assembly organised by murdered Indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira