Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill
Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcare More than 100 Indigenous people in Brazil’s Javari valley...
Category : Amazon rainforest
Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon
Fossil of giant river dolphin found in Peru, whose closest living relation is in South Asia, gives clues to future extinction threats Scientists have discovered...
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restoration Up to half of...
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon
Laser-sensor technology reveals network of earthen mounds and buried roads in rainforest area of Ecuador Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the...
Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows
Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall Deforestation has a far greater impact on regional temperatures than...
Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds
Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets Secrecy and lax oversight have...
Ancient rock carvings revealed by receding Amazon waters amid drought
Human faces and other figures believed to be up to 2,000 years old exposed as Brazil river level hits record low Human faces and other...
Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia
Forest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities A withering drought has turned the...
Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land
Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says Cargill and ADM, two of the world’s leading...
Brazil expels illegal settlers from Indigenous lands in Amazon
Thousands affected as government vows to stamp out land grabs in protected areas Brazil’s government has begun removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native...
