In a region marked by vast distances, weak infrastructure and growing pressure from oil and mining companies, community radio stations often remain the most reliable source of information. To mark ...

This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on.” ...

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For a quarter century, Ramón Pucha and his family have ventured deep into Ecuador's Amazon rainforest on rugged expeditions to collect seeds from plant species that have nearly disappeared.

A beetle stands on a leaf on the family farm of Ramon Pucha, which he has turned into a conservation site to preserve native ...

Pucha and his family have spent years recreating their own piece of jungle with rescued species on a 32-hectare farm called ...

Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive multivariable analysis of climatic, soil, and water quality data from the agricultural cantons of Loreto and Joya de los Sachas in Ecuador's Amazon region ...

Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale mining operations that burn gold-mercury amalgams to extract gold particles. Credit: Simon Topp. In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

Deforestation has reduced rainfall over the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest could reach a catastrophic tipping point sooner than expected. Satellite observations and rain gauge measurements show ...

Human activity continues to expand ever further into wild areas, throwing ecology out of balance. But what begins as an environmental issue often evolves into a human problem. Researchers at UC Santa ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze Amazon rainforest survival, extreme conditions, and lessons from seven days in the wild. Bartenders say one common request costs them tips — and some ...