Dr. Magali Nehemy stood on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon rainforest when the community's chief—a man in his ...

Legend has it that the Santiago river used to swallow the canoe of anyone trying to explore it. Now an indigenous community is discovering surprising species in its waters.

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate solutions but plans for expanding hydropower could undermine that climate solution ...

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries ...

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Valerie Volcovici BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem ...

Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park, along the banks of the Napo River, shows how biodiversity can thrive when humans don’t interfere. A butterfly sits perched on the shell of an endangered yellow-spotted ...

A Brazilian energy company has been donating seed and seedlings to restore the rainforest, which has been hit hard by deforestation, wildfires and climate change.

Ocean rise and changes in the Amazon River are ruining the way of life in an archipelago close to where the Amazon River runs into the Atlantic. In Bailique, locals are experiencing longer periods of ...

International leaders will gather this November in the heart of the Amazon rainforest as Belém, Brazil, hosts COP30. Located at the mouth of the Amazon River, Belém is home to over 1.3 million people ...

Move over açaí berries - a new superfood could be emerging from the Amazon rainforest.

Legend has it that the Santiago River used to swallow the canoe of anyone trying to explore it. Now an indigenous community ...