Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat - Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport ...

In Brazil´s Amazonas state, almost 6,000 riverine dwellers authorized to fish have reported a significant drop in production ...

Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu, also known as arapaima.

The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the invention of the ...

Many Mura residents, most of whom are concerned about the impact the project will have on the environment and their ...

Despite the success in curbing Amazon deforestation, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been criticized by environmentalists for backing projects that could harm the region.

A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon’s largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

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The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway ...

The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels ever due to devastating drought conditions. The dry conditions in Brazil's ...

The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels ever due to devastating drought conditions. The dry conditions in Brazil's Amazon rainforest,... Rain is coming, but is it enough after ...