Once estimated as 20,000 in the territory, hundreds of illegal miners still remain and may expand business at the slightest ...

Brazil's environment minister, Marina Silva, told the AP that Trump’s return poses a significant test for U.S. democracy and ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

mining and other things that have damaged the rainforest. They also worry he will back right-wing politicians who favor aggressive development in the Amazon, which is critical for storing carbon ...

The Amazon River nearly ... policies will harm the rainforest further. Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and potential cuts to anti-logging and mining efforts are concerning.

21, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) Cut logs and wooden boards lie in an area opened by illegal loggers within the Renascer Reserve in the Amazon rainforest in Prainha, Para state, Brazil, on Nov.