The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador.

A short drive from the town of Tena, in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, Arahuana Jungle Resort & Spa is a peaceful enclave, disturbed only by the sounds of chattering birds and distant storms.

AQ maps the Pan-Amazon region and tracks key indicators on the Brazilian Amazon and Belém, host of the November COP30 summit.

Moreover, together with Sani Lodge, it is one of the alternatives the community has to keep their territory oil free, protecting around 31,000 hectares (76,600 acres) of Amazon rainforest.

Sumpa, a shaman elder from the village of Wachirpas, conducts a cleansing ritual for a family at a hidden waterfall. Photo Credit: Susan Portnoy I reached the Kapawi Ecolodge in Ecuador's Amazon ...

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine.

The in-depth story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador. Deep within the Lungs of the World - the Amazon Rainforest - a disaster of unprecedented magnitude is taking place. Those ...

The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it's not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too.

Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and wetlands of its Amazon rainforest, NGO The Nature Conservancy said on ...

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine.

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.