Illegal gold mining in southeastern Peru has fueled the destruction of a massive swath of rainforest and the killing of dozens of environmental activists. By Lisa Cavazuti, Cynthia McFadden ...

It's entirely possible for rainforests to look good in satellite images even though logging, mining or road-building mean they have become poor homes to species able to thrive only in the absence ...

rather than in rainforests, while, of course, being mindful of environmental impacts beyond carbon." Senior Author Adjunct Associate Professor Laura Sonter said mining companies should take ...

Nana Kwabena Gyamfi Akwabeng I, the Abontendomhene for Sefwi-Anwhiaso Traditional area, has attributed the decline in cocoa ...

vast tracts of the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous communities that live in and care for it have been subjected to increasing violence and a rapid increase in illegal gold mining, encouraged ...

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 government of Brazil have taken steps to remove the rights of rainforest people. The current president, Jair Bolsonaro wants to use the land for farming and mining. The country of New Zealand ...