The appropriation of ancestral knowledge has a name: biopiracy. In this report, we examine the emblematic case of sacha inchi ...

From Palanda to the Peruvian border, the La Balsa route dives through slick mud, steep mountain drop-offs, and tiny Andean ...

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Deforestation discussions dominate COP30 in the Amazon, highlighting rainforest ecosystems' vital role against climate change ...

HAVING walked around the world for 27 years, facing everything from polar bears to gun-wielding thieves, Karl Bushby is ...

Legend has it that the Santiago river used to swallow the canoe of anyone trying to explore it. Now an indigenous community ...

How do you police the world's biggest tropical rainforest? Faced with deadly violence, indigenous people have set up their ...

The first time Virgilio Viana saw the Amazon up close, he was a 16-year-old with a backpack, two school friends and very ...

Small clues can change big stories. This exquisitely preserved Miocene spider from Australia sharpens our view of ancient ...

Learn why the Amazon is critical for our planet and how WWF is working to protect its forests, rivers, and wildlife from growing threats.

Only Nicolas Cage and his history buff buddies could track down a real National Treasure, but plenty of other movies ...