As a baby, Elisa Fernández Sánchez’ mother would place her into the bow of the canoe and glide across the murky waters of the ...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) recently announced the creation of a formal role for Indigenous peoples, giving them a voice for ...

More uncontacted people live in Brazil's Amazon rainforest than anywhere else in the world. Consisting of about 100 isolated groups, they are aware of the outside world and some have limited trading ...

The Amazon rainforest, often described as the lungs of the planet, is teeming with life. Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous people and their allies, have traveled to the tropical ...

Countries unlocked billions in new funds for forests Nations failed to agree on a deforestation plan Brazil announces demarcation of 10 new Indigenous lands Record Indigenous presence at COP30 with ...

This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

At COP30 in Brazil, one thing stood out. Indigenous Amazonian peoples and movements drove the only meaningful progress that emerged from the negotiations. Their leadership broke through a venue ...