Federal crackdown on environmental crimes and a gold rally that’s sent prices to record highs has driven the industry into ...

His single-propeller Cessna plane was loaded with more than 100 pounds of gold ... the Amazon. The haul, worth more than $4 million at today’s prices, had been pulled out of the rainforest ...

Once estimated as 20,000 in the territory, hundreds of illegal miners still remain and may expand business at the slightest ...

Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil's federal environmental agency, for two years now, spoke with Mongabay about the ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to ...

With the price of precious metals skyrocketing and ethical concerns about mining intensifying, wood has become a popular ...

Her goal is clear yet staggeringly complex: to help “individuals and ordinary people” around the world take powerful ...

Many countries with extraordinary tourism sites also cradle these treasure troves of natural riches, and even the ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has just smashed through the $100,000 mark, and the crypto world is buzzing. Social media is ablaze with posts ...

The rumors carried fast in the thin mountain air. A crew member at the Zurich airport, one attendee at this year’s World ...

Brazil's environment minister, Marina Silva, told the AP that Trump’s return poses a significant test for U.S. democracy and ...