Known for their peaceful appearance and the impression that they're always smiling, sloths now have extra protection to prevent their exploitation by a cruel and illegal pet trade. CITES, the…
Phaseout plan gained unexpected momentum at the summit, only to vanish from the final deal and unlock a new stage.
Operational rifts and budget constraints choked ambitious funding from rich nations for TFFF at Belém’s summit.
The Tapajós supported Indigenous people for millennia, but now vessels, pollution and waves may disrupt their lives.
We all know that “ignorance of the law is no excuse,” but in daily life, ignorance of the consequences of one’s actions is, indeed, an excuse that shields us from…
Realizing the goals of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Pan Amazon will require profound changes in the region’s legal and economic framework. This type of change can only…
Lula wants to push actions forward in Belém, but his words clash with the latest environmental gestures in Brazil.
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, a sprawling industrial facility has been carved out of the rainforest. This is the Camisea Gas Complex, a natural gas mega-field operated by a consortium…
Lawmakers in Brazil can scrap a 30-year-old protection to meet global demand for gold and other minerals.
SÃO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO — Despite government efforts to halt violence in the Amazon region where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were killed three…
Intact forests struggle to escape climate degradation, exposing new impacts coming from increasingly warming temperatures.
All the Pan Amazon nations have legal systems based on Civil (Napoleonic) Law, where courts follow rules established by ‘codes’, which are statutory rulebooks that describe specific infractions and their…
Shawi Nation leaders ask if the road is a mere gateway for mining companies set to enter their territory.
According to a new report, most of Venezuela’s gold is smuggled and laundered internationally through shell companies and opaque supply chains, including to the U.S. The operations are often controlled…
Brazil’s environment minister bets on safeguards for the highway, but history shows similar plans have failed.
After 11 years, the Alto Tamaya Saweto community has finally received confirmation of convictions in the 2014 murders of Indigenous Ashéninka leaders Edwin Chota, Jorge Ríos, Leoncio Quintanísima and Francisco…
Experts often warn about the “tipping point” for the Amazon, a scenario in which the rainforest collapses into a drier, less biodiverse savanna ecosystem. But the term “tipping point” is…
A road that once opened the Amazon to destruction is being expanded, and critics fear history will repeat itself.
The continued failure to halt the BR-319 highway cutting through the Brazilian Amazon is an example of the systemic problem identified by Hannah Arendt in her study of the minister…
Santarém’s ceramics grace museums around the globe, yet the city’s heritage remains largely unknown in Brazil.
A hidden incentive structure may be driving the approval of questionable carbon credits.
Amazon states are eager to reap vast revenues, but carbon projects often fail to fix root causes of deforestation.
On July 15, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the Ministry of Transportation reached an “accord” for licensing the notorious BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway reconstruction project. The…
Remarkable discoveries in an Amazon cave rewrote human history, but it remains largely unknown as farmers advance closely.
As Brazil gears up to lead COP30, its Congress pushes the worst environmental setback in 40 years.
The world's largest meatpacker had a long journey to the U.S. stock market, one full of reports of greenwashing and corruption.
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.
As a controversial bill passes in Brazil, environmentalists prepare for the "last stand" to save the Amazon.
A short boat ride from Belém, an Amazon island offers a living lesson of the climate crisis that leaders will debate.
Latin American cartels once were masters of the drug trade, but spikes in prices led them into controlling a new venture.
Mongabay published a five-part series delving into Brazil’s ongoing operation to evict illegal gold miners from Munduruku Indigenous territories, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. While there has been some disruption…
“The journalist should not be part of the story.” Jonathan Watts, British journalist based in Brazil, recalls the words of fellow British journalist Dom Phillips and the challenges they posed…
