The lure of even a few specks of gold compels Elizabeth Mosquera awake before dawn to slog to a muddy pit, where she wades ...

Indonesia has revoked the permits of several mining companies in Raja Ampat following public outcry over environmental damage ...

Colombia and the region are paying the price for slow implementation of the 2016 peace accord, but a turnaround is still ...

Brazilian federal police dismantled a sprawling illegal gold mining network in Pará, exposing a criminal enterprise that stretched ...

A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown ...

Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and ...

More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week.

The man Ecuadorians have chosen to fight this storm is a curious mixture. Born in Miami, Mr Noboa is the son of a billionaire ...

A new constitutional amendment allows the extradition of Costa Rican nationals for international drug trafficking and ...

The governments of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced their commitment to create a massive multinational ...

From new marine protections to progress on the High Seas Treaty, this conference has delivered vital new momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the climate crisis head-on and move ...

It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the ...