The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested islands during the rainy season, allowing fish to glide among the trees and ...

Archaeological work in the Xingu territory of Brazil is rewriting assumptions about civilization in the Amazon. Through decades of partnership between the Kuikuro people and Western researchers, ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, “What ...

Indigenous people of the Munduruku tribe on Friday staged a protest at the entrance of the Blue Zone at the ongoing COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The group is demanding an emergency meeting ...

Introduction -- Chief's speech : Wauja ancestors, political authority, and belonging -- Bringing spirits : ritual curing and Wauja relations with spirits -- Kuri sings : intergroup rivalry and ...

A coalition of indigenous activists have staged a protest at the ongoing COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, demanding that ...

Indigenous groups in Brazil organized protests on Friday in Belém, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and demanding that the Brazilian ...

Indigenous groups disrupt COP30 in Brazil, demanding climate action and recognition of their rights amid ongoing discussions.

Reporting directly from COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this episode details the deadlocks over fossil fuel phase-outs and the ...

Lula wants to push actions forward in Belém, but his words clash with the latest environmental gestures in Brazil.

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon. He helps clears pastures cheaply, but also leaves blackened earth and charred trees in his wake -- threatening the ...