Beneath the rising sun, people from nearby Indigenous communities navigate across the Vaupés River in traditional wooden ...

In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal gold mining. New research shows that mercury pollution, a toxic byproduct of ...

Hundreds of illegal mining dredges converged on Brazil's Madeira River in November, creating a floating city near the town of Autazes in the state of Amazonas. The rush — involving as many as 600 ...

A new land-use-change model suggests that the indirect impacts of mining operations in the Brazilian Amazon have been grossly underestimated. Impacts include not only deforestation but also loss of ...

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — Sunlight dapples the once-denuded forest floor as saplings spread their branches and leaves overhead, slowly forming a lush canopy. Each sapling is distinct, a reflection of the ...

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...

New research looking at Amazon artisanal gold mining in Guyana has found that the destroyed Amazon forest at mining sites shows no sign of recovery three to four years after a mine pit and tailings ...

Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study. The researchers warn that the impacts of mining on ...

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June 29 (UPI) --The effects of gold mining on forest health are long lasting. According to new research, gold mining stunts the regrowth of Amazon forests, limiting their ability to store carbon.