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 ...

Besides Trump's withdrawal already from the Paris climate agreement, advocates fear he'll cut U.S. funding for policing that ...

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 ...

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 ...

The forum organised by the Rainforest Alliance, a Non- Governmental Organisation, was to help address some of the challenges of illegal mining in Cocoa growing areas. “Most farmers are compelled to ...