The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi ...

Zou Xianfeng, president of the Provincial Tourism Association said that the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park possesses unique ecological resources and world-class biodiversity, serving as a ...

vast tracts of the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous communities that live in and care for it have been subjected to increasing violence and a rapid increase in illegal gold mining, encouraged ...

Illegal gold mining in southeastern Peru has fueled the destruction of a massive swath of rainforest and the killing of dozens of environmental activists. By Lisa Cavazuti, Cynthia McFadden ...

The forum organised by the Rainforest Alliance, a Non- Governmental Organisation, was to help address some of the challenges of illegal mining in Cocoa growing areas. “Most farmers are compelled to ...

mining and other things that have damaged the rainforest. They also worry he will back right-wing politicians who favor aggressive development in the Amazon, which is critical for storing carbon ...