South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

The Amazonian city of Manaus is dogged by a reputation for danger, but it’s not quite the war zone some would have you ...

On the border between Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, a common front comprised of Colombian dissidents, Brazilian organized crime ...

Throughout a year in which Latin America saw elections in six countries and prepared for the biodiversity COP16 in Colombia, ...

In January 2023, archaeologists discovered lost Amazon cities, home to 10,000 farmers 2,000 years ago, revealing a ...

BBC environment journalists analyse the key events coming up in 2025 with game-changing potential for climate and nature.

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If the project works as expected, the same technology could be deployed to drones to help identify trees and immediately tell ...

A stunning map color-coded in three colors depicts the migration patterns of amphibians, mammals, and birds over recent years ...

In the Brazilian Amazon, workers use metal tubes to sow seedlings in rapid succession, as part of an effort to reforest the ...

Tens of millions of hectares have burnt, mainly in Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela ...