Behind the Curtain: If Venezuela’s Regime Changed, What Could It Mean for Organized Crime?

Why you should care about tensions between the Trump and Maduro administrations, what a power vacuum could mean for Venezuela’s armed groups, and the impact of more US military action on the international cocaine business: InSight Crime’s...

“The Amazon Stops 30 Deadly Diseases”: Indigenous Forests Shield Millions While Brazil Burns Everything For Cattle Farms Forever

IN A NUTSHELL 🌳 Researchers reveal the Amazon rainforest shields 33 million people from nearly thirty diseases. 🔥 Forest fires exacerbate health risks by increasing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the region. 🌱 Ensuring indigenous land...

Amazon Indigenous Forests Reduce Disease Risk Across Eight Countries

Indigenous-managed forests across the Amazon Basin significantly reduce the incidence of 27 diseases affecting the region’s 33 million residents, according to new research published in Communications Earth and Environment. The study examined...

Across eight Amazon countries, forests on Indigenous lands reduce spread of 27 diseases - Peer-reviewed study

Baku, September 12, AZERTAC The first study of its kind, led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), gathered data from 1,733 municipalities representing more than 74% of the Amazon to find that forests on Indigenous lands...

New Research Reveals Indigenous Amazon Forests Help Curb Spread of 27 Diseases Across Eight Countries

Belém, Brazil – Gland, Switzerland (11 September 2025) — Recent groundbreaking research published in Communications Earth and Environment, a renowned Nature Group journal, sheds new light on the critical role Indigenous territories play in...

Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find

Indigenous territories are a crucial bulwark against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. A new peer-reviewed study shows they also safeguard the health of millions living there. The study, published Thursday in the journal Communications...

UPSC Key: RBI monetary policy, Monument conservation, and Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. Story continues below this ad Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Indian Economy and issues...

UPSC Key: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Payments Regulatory Board, and India’s railway grid to Bhutan

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Story continues...

Searching for gold in the mud. Can oil save Suriname?

Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman and Juan Décima. This is the third and final piece in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and...

Exploring the Southern Cone

Features Newsday Reporter 2 Hrs Ago Che Guevara was born just down the street from this building in the preserved section of Rosario in Argentina. - Mark Lyndersay Jan Westmaas Part I PLANNING and executing a 12-day road trip inclusive of hotels...

National Coffee Day 2025 Set Monday, See Where You Can Get a Free Cup of Joe in Brevard

International Coffee Day Set Oct. 1 Coffee enthusiasts across Brevard may want to set their alarms a little earlier on Monday, September 29, as national chains and local cafes prepare to pour out free cups and offer discounted drinks in honor of...

Dozens killed in crush at election rally in India

Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede in India during an election rally led by actor-turned-politician Vijay. The Tamil star said his “heart is shattered” after the crowd crush in Tamil Nadu. The state's chief minister said 39 people...

School shooting kills 2 teens in Brazil

School shooting kills 2 teens in Brazil SAO PAULO -- Two teenagers have died and three others were left wounded after a shooting at a school in Ceara state in northeastern Brazil on Thursday, authorities said. Unidentified suspects opened fire...

Sailing South America with six children: ‘Days became a blur of sea, sunrises, sunsets and nights’

A 5,000-mile passage from Uruguay to Trinidad with her six children was a voyage to savour for Somira Sao. “Mom, wake up! We’re approaching Cabo Frio.” My daughter’s voice cut through my drowsy thoughts as I dozed in the starboard cabin. I got up...

Wind, an ally in decarbonising maritime transport

Maritime transport emits as muchCO2 as aviation, but the decarbonisation of this sector has long been neglected, with priority being given to health issues related to oil spills and air pollution. Wind, a free and renewable energy, could however...

The world must act to keep aid workers safe

Yemen is a country that could only benefit from the efforts of skilled and dedicated humanitarians. The World Bank estimates that 17 million Yemenis – half the population – face food insecurity, and 18 million lack access to safe drinking water...

Treating tungiasis: PAHO issues first scientific guide

[BUENOS AIRES, SciDev.Net] The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published its first evidence-based guide to the treatment of tungiasis, a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people in Latin America, the Caribbean and...

Crossing the Atlantic – athlete and climate advocate Michael Walther paddling from Europe to South America

Michael Walther is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP). The transatlantic paddleboard journey highlights marine conservation, with Gebrüder Weiss providing logistics and communications support. This Saturday,...

Protecting Amazon forest could help stop 15 million infections a year

A newly published study has found that residents of municipalities located near Brazil's Amazon forest on indigenous lands are better protected from diseases, particularly respiratory and cardiovascular conditions. Researchers noted that these...

Rainwater reveals the hidden life of rainforest canopies, study shows

Researchers developed a cost-effective way to collect DNA from species high in the rainforest canopy: they hung umbrellas to collect rainwater that washed through the trees. The method revealed 562 species across French Guiana’s Amazonian forests,...