Archaeology Roads, farming threaten Ecuador 'lost city' complex 14-02-2024 06:37 The remains of a massive 2,500-year-old network of Ecuadorean cities are being threatened by road and farm encroachment just as its long-held secrets are being revealed.
ENVIRONMENT South America seeks roadmap to save Amazon at 'landmark' summit 08-08-2023 13:34 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened what he called a "landmark" summit Tuesday, urging fellow South American leaders to chart an ambitious roadmap to save the Amazon rainforest.
indigenous rights With bows and spears, Brazilian indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon 09-06-2023 18:20 Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon: indigenous "warriors of the forest" take a stand with bows and spears, confronting illegal activities and defending their land and resources.
AMAZON RAINFOREST Despite Lula's promises, deforestation still rampant in Brazil 10-04-2023 11:03 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in the first quarter of 2023 was one of the worst on record, according to official figures released on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT Agriculture and livestock farming devours the forests of Gran Chaco 09-11-2022 15:39 The Gran Chaco indigenous forest, spanning one million square kilometres across three nations, is a little-known victim of 25 years of gradual invasion by agriculture and livestock farming, with deforestation causing immeasurable harm to local fauna and flora.