In 15 conservation units, illegal gold miners destroyed 330 hectares (815 acres) — an area close to the size of Central Park ...

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Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to ...

Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally ...

Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...

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Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back Sunday after President-elect Trump suggested the Panama Canal return to U.S.

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illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon was out of control. According to the research collective MapBiomas, illegal miners — garimpeiros, as they are known in Brazil — almost doubled the ...

According to a new report, organized criminal gangs have expanded their presence in over a third of municipalities in Brazil's rainforest region.

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian city of Manaus.