A palm oil plantation, owned by Ocho Sur, took over land already claimed by the indigenous Shipibo community Santa Clara de Uchunya in Ucayali, Peru. Oxfam estimates that clearing the Amazon forest, ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

Indonesia’s deforestation increased in 2024 to its highest level since 2021, with forest area four times the size of Jakarta lost; 97% of this occurred within legal concessions, highlighting a shift ...