Five men are set to stand trial in Peru over the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Amazon defender BOGOTA, Colombia -- The trial ...

A shifting riverbank threatens Colombia’s main access to the Amazon waterway, as residents warn the region’s economies are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of uncontacted people deep in the Peruvian Amazon have been captured on camera just several miles from a number of logging ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining that is ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the ...

From the depths of Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining ...