A deforested and burnt plot is seen in Jamanxim National Forest in the Amazon, near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2019.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Hit Record-High Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has reached a new 11-year high as the coronavirus pandemic ravages across the nation.

Amazon Tribe Wins Case Against Logging Companies

By Danielle Ong
The Ashaninka people recently won a case in federal court against illegal logging groups, putting a historic end to a two-decade dispute.
A kayapo woman shouts during a four-day pow wow in Piaracu village, in Xingu Indigenous Park, near Sao Jose do Xingu, Mato Grosso state, Brazil,

Brazil's President Killing Indigenous Culture Amid Aggressive Commercial Development

By Danielle Ong
In Brazil, the once-thriving villages of indigenous tribes are now struggling to survive amid Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term.

Amazon Defender Found Dead From Gunshot as Forest Faces Rapid Destruction

By Danielle Ong
A member of the Guadajajara tribe located in the Amazon rainforest was found dead near his village on Tuesday.
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