The wildcat gold mining boom that swept across the Amazon beginning in the 1970s left behind an environmental catastrophe of ...

The EU is set to sign a long-awaited trade deal with South America's Mercosur, amid pressure from the US and China. It may ...

The creation by the EU of its largest ever trade treaty will lead indirectly to South America becoming the pivot for exports and imports to both sides of the Northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This ...

There are over 60 known tarantula species in Ecuador, with many more suspected. Click here to learn all about tarantulas in ...

Which is why I found myself stepping out of a small canoe on the Tapajós River in Brazil’s central Amazon to collect the ...

Five men are set to stand trial in Peru over the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Amazon defender. The rare case, which is due ...

There are over 700 islands in the Caribbean Sea, formed by volcanic activity and tectonic shifts. Many diverse ecological ...

Between Nigeria’s Cross River and Cameroon’s Sanaga River lies one of West Africa’s largest remaining blocks of intact ...

Discover what the Amazon Basin is. Learn about its geography, location, history, rivers, map and Significance in this article ...

Carbon Brief handpicks and explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

Opponents are raising money for a legal challenge. Officials spark backlash with sudden change in plans for massive forest ...

Cheered on by local community groups, three rehabilitated Andean condors have been released into the skies of the Patagonia ...