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A person carries a bag filled with cassava on their back while walking in the forest

Gasoline Floods the Colombian Amazon

Demand for cocaine in the US and Europe has propelled coca production in Colombia, resulting in 1.7 million cubic meters of gasoline being dumped in rivers around provinces such as Putumayo.
Andrés Gómez Tarazona
A member of the Waorani community navigates the waters of Yasuní National Park

Guiyero: A Community Encircled by Mining Exploitation in Ecuador

Esteban Andrés Cárdenas Verdesoto
A view of islands in a river or body of water in a forested area

Gold Mining Desecrates Sacred Sites and Damages Health in Kichwa Ancestral Lands

Elizabeth Virkina Swanson Andi
Malocas in a forest clearing

Highway Project Threatens Lands of Indigenous Peoples in Peru

Renzo Jesús Anselmo Villanueva
A fisherman holds a large fish while standing in the water

Paiche Fish Species is Increasingly Elusive in Amazonian Rivers

Franklin Teodoro Vega Granja
Balsa logging near Sharamentsa, an Achuar community in Ecuador’s Pastaza province.

"Balsa Fever" Brought Hope and Havoc in the Amazon. What Happened Next?

Olga Cecilia Guerrero Rodríguez
Sally Jabiel
Wajai Moisés Peas Senkuan
Ibama raid on an illegal mining camp

Lawless Mining Gangs Target the Brazilian Amazon’s Precious Green Energy Minerals

Sam Cowie
Indigenous communities warn about the serious problems generated by illegal mining in the territory.

Madre de Dios Gold in the Peruvian Amazonia Continues to Flow to Switzerland

Roberth Joel Orihuela Quequezana
Pink dolphins swim among the flooded forests / Fernando Trujillo - Fundacion Omacha

Communities in Colombia's First Protected Wetland Work Together to Preserve Biodiversity

Maria Paula Lizarazo
River and boats

Unenforceable Legislation Fails to Curb Illegal Mining or Protect Indigenous Rights in Peru

Francisco Chuquicallata Reategui
Mining in the forest

Traces Of Illegal Gold In Puerto Inca, Peru

Eduardo Arias Gonzales
Museum facade with two windows and the name of the museum

Fossils and Indigenous Artifacts Maintained by 70-year-old Teacher at Museum in Itaituba, Brazil

Ana Bottallo Quadros
Drawing of a female indigenous leader with jaguar face holding a megaphone

Environmental Crimes in the Amazon Force Indigenous Women to Migrate

Ester Caroline Rodrigues Pinheiro
Lagos de Tarapoto, more than two hours from Leticia, is a place that is usually on the list of travelers going to the Colombian Amazon, but tourism is causing problems.

Tourism Threatens One of the Best Preserved Sites in the Colombian Amazon

Maria Paula Lizarazo
Illegal mining in Ecuador and Peru is a worrying phenomenon that affects both local communities and the environment.

Mining Pits Communities Against Each Other on the Mayo River in Peru and Ecuador

Cristian Rodriguez
Caterine Mishell Rosales
The palm is transported from the plantations to the extraction companies by barge.

Oil Palm Expands Uncontrolled in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Isabel Alarcon