A major crude oil spill occurred in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest when an oil pipeline operated by OCP Oil Company ruptured, causing approximately 6,300 barrels of crude oil to flood into a pristine nature reserve along the Coca River. The spilled crude oil quickly covered the riverbed, riverbanks, and riparian vegetation, forming a vast black…

Petrobras has intensified high-frequency airgun seismic exploration at the Amazon River estuary, with sound levels reaching up to 230 decibels and explosions occurring every 10 seconds. This extreme underwater noise directly disrupts the communication, foraging, and reproduction of pink river dolphins and offshore cetaceans, causing marine mammals to lose their way and become stranded and…

The Amazon Monitoring Project (MAAP) has released real-time satellite monitoring results showing that illegal mining activities in Peru’s Madre de Dios Region are causing severe cross-border pollution. Local illegal gold and manganese mining operations have caused mining slurry and wastewater rich in heavy metals such as lead and cadmium to flow continuously along the border…

The dry season in the Brazilian Amazon is lengthening from four months to six months, with precipitation during the critical period decreasing by more than 150 millimeters; the 2023–2024 drought led to a 9% increase in the area affected by fires and a 19% rise in forest degradation alerts, with approximately 4.2 million hectares of…

An international environmental report indicates that the rainforest at the border of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia is facing triple threats from illegal logging, ranch expansion, and illegal mining. Meanwhile, as the drought in South America intensifies, soil moisture levels in the rainforest are declining, and the number of scattered fire hotspots across the entire basin…

Illegal gold mining in Peru’s Tambopata National Reserve continues to expand, having destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest in just a few months. The mining process involves the extensive use of mercury, which is washed into rivers by rainwater and accumulates in fish.

Brazil’s Environmental Inspection Agency has confirmed that a large tin mining company in Amazonas State has been mining beyond its authorized boundaries and discharging untreated tailings wastewater directly into rivers within Indigenous territories. Mass deaths of freshwater dolphins and giant turtles have been reported in rivers within the Waimiri-Atro-Ari Indigenous Reserve.

Illegal gold mining is rampant along the Brazil-Peru border. The mining process involves the use of large amounts of mercury, which seeps into the soil and rivers with rainwater. Mercury levels in the rainforest’s rivers have far exceeded safe limits, causing fish and birds to die from poisoning. Indigenous communities’ drinking water and food have…

Brazilian environmental satellite monitoring shows that the area of illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest rose by 28% month-on-month in late May, primarily due to the expansion of illegal ranches, gold mining, and illegal logging. At the same time, ongoing drought in South America has left the rainforest floor dry, with small-scale fire hotspots appearing…

This year, drought conditions in South America have intensified, causing river levels in the southern Amazon to drop significantly and increasing the risk of forest fires. With the dual pressures of high temperatures and drought combined with deforestation, the risk of the rainforest “degenerating into grassland” is growing, prompting climate experts from multiple countries to…