A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples ...

To figure out how to save the wetland forests of the Amazon, an ecologist from Brazil led a massive series of expeditions to ...

The best times for birdwatching in the Amazon are during the dry season, from June to November, when birds are more visible.

The Amazon rainforest is in deep trouble. Labeling it a “crisis” however seems too hackneyed and not descriptive enough ...

A series of record-breaking wildfires are currently burning in several regions in Brazil, threatening residents and some of ...

Brazil is fighting wildfires that have cast smoke across swaths of its territory, fuelled by heatwaves and the nation’s worst ...

Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by ...

It’s not just the environment that's vulnerable to growing regional criminal groups, an expert writes.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts ...

Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country ...

Much of western Brazil is under stress and the Amazon basin rivers are registering at historic lows. Boats have been stranded on sandbanks, with people forced to transport goods on foot.

Left: A drone view shows floating houses and boats which are stranded due to the drought affecting the Rio Negro, the largest ...