PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon ...

A study has revealed that humanity's footprint in the Amazon rainforest is reshaping the forest in ways scientists didn't ...

The Forest Stewardship Council – an international body that certifies sustainable wood products – has suspended its approval of the logging company, Maderera Canales Tahuamanu, until November. However ...

Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

The Amazon is changing faster than many researchers once thought possible, and the signals are no longer subtle. From record ...

MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring. A ...

Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years.

A new alert system developed by online deforestation-tracking platform Global Forest Watch tells users what’s causing the deforestation. The new alert system deploys AI models to classify ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists ...