The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Ecuador’s plans to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration for more than $47 billion has prompted opposition from seven Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

For the first time, scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America

A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon against the New York Times and TMZ

Artist, filmmaker, and activist Robert Redford, who died September 16, 2025 at age 89, was one of Hollywood's most enduring stars, but his impact reached far beyond the screen. Through his creation of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, Redford became a mentor and champion for Latin American…

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation

The soaring price of gold is fueling a mercury boom in central Mexico

Pope Leo XIV has honored hundreds of Christians who have been killed for their faith in the 21st century

New study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them

Deep in the Amazon, sound designer Eric Terena has been capturing the sounds of the rainforest while sitting silently beneath the dense, towering treetops with his recording equipment. He has noticed some huge changes.

Brazilian-British chef Ixta Belfrage talks to Lauren Taylor about Amazonian river fish, feijoada and why her new cookbook, ‘Fusão’, celebrates the country’s rich culinary melting pot

Peru’s Congress has rejected a long-delayed proposal to create the Yavari Mirim Indigenous Reserve