The in-depth story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador. Deep within the Lungs of the World - the Amazon Rainforest - a disaster of unprecedented magnitude is taking place.

About 60% of the Amazon is in Brazil, but the Amazon spans Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana ... and rely on the rainforest's "natural bounty for food, shelter and livelihoods." ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ecuador voters decide on August 20 whether drilling will continue in an oil-rich area of the Amazon. Yasuni National Park is one of the most ecologically diverse ...

and to stop oil production in part of the Amazon rainforest. "We now have a whole generation of young people who have grown up only knowing that nature has rights," said Ecuadorian political ...

A river in Peru is reported to have hit temperatures as high as 210°F, says one expert who has visited the infamous body of ...

The report comes as oil pollution forced neighboring Peru to declare an environmental state of emergency in its northern Amazon rainforest. Ecuador owed China more than $7 billion — more than a ...

Ecuador's Environment and Ecological Transition Minister José Antonio Dávalos announced that some 4,000 hectares of native forests in the Amazon region will be reforested because they are ...

A university has been set up in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in north-eastern Ecuador, to research and protect the invaluable habitat more effectively. We take a closer look at this cutting-edge ...

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guyana also saw a surge in fires this year. Indigenous voices and rights made headway in 2024 The United Nations conference on biodiversity — this year known as ...