A strange pyramid-shaped peak in Peru is shrouded in mystery, mainly because this geographic marvel is so hard to reach.

The Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon, has been losing water flow over the last 20 years while facing severe ...

Jaguar numbers in the Amazon Rainforest may be higher than previous estimates, according to a new large-scale study that ...

The stunning Ecuadorian rain forest region where a man was lynched ... happened in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in Ecuador's Amazon region, which is a popular eco-tourism area.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 31 (IPS) - Indigenous leaders from the Amazon rain forest want the US government to revoke a patent issued to a US company for a plant used in sacred ceremonies by indigenous people ...

River in the Amazon Rainforest. Jlwad, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The Amazon rainforest plays a substantial role in hurricane formation and development that affects the United States’ eastern ...

The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest. “The Amazon offers far more land than anywhere else. There are over 50 million ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares — about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to the nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of ...

Only one person in the agribusiness sector responded, saying they did not want to comment. Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60 ...

A legal reversal and unconstitutional amendments Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru's territory, according to ...

An aerial view of dredges at an illegal gold mining area in the Amazon region of Peru. Ernesto Benavides / AFP via Getty Images Gold mining has ramped up across the Amazon rainforest in recent ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon ...