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Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.

When trees die from drought, they release carbon, accelerating global warming

Brazilian photographer’s work highlighted injustice and introduced rainforest to the world

Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected area of the Amazon

Each year, the world loses around 5 million hectares of forest, with 95% of this deforestation occurring in tropical regions. South America is a major hotspot, with Brazil in particular facing severe forest loss — much of it driven by cattle ranching, which accounts for more than 70% of all…

Editorial: Dom Phillips’ posthumously published book is an urgent reminder of why this unique landscape matters so much

A team of writers complete the vital book that Guardian reporter Dom Phillips was working on at the time of his murder

The country's Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced the €400-million scheme during a visit to French Guiana on Sunday.

Peru’s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups