SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening ...

Illegal gold mining has left the Amazon’s rivers laced with mercury, endangering Indigenous mothers and children in a slow, unfolding tragedy.

While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities, as this study may soon ...

The world's uncontacted Indigenous groups are facing growing threats, according to a human rights organisation.

A Washington tribal member is suing the Trump administration.The lawsuit was filed in federal court this week and alleges the ...

A narrow skiff slides among massive rocky outcroppings on the Tocantins River, where the catfish and peacock bass throng in the eddies during the waxing moon.

In the Amazon, traditional communities and small producers use fire culturally. However, the main offenders in razing trees are large farms, followed by illegal miners, said Cristiane Mazzetti, forest ...

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She considered herself ‘a happy warrior for the public good,’ digging into complex and polarizing subjects such as the ...

Red John is an established figure among the landowners and ranchers of the Brazilian Amazon. He is the one who helps clear ...

He clasped hands with Brazilian indigenous leader Chief Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapo people on his final visit to the UK at ...