The oil giant was awarded hundreds of millions in compensation thanks in part to an international arbitration system.

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Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades.

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In an isolated backroom of a nature reserve near Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, Wayra, a recently hatched condor chick, is a symbol of hope for Fernando Castro, a wildlife specialist. Castro, 33, says he ...

Afro-descendant peoples in Latin America have historically been guardians of nature, but their role could be more important than previously estimated. New research carried out in four Amazonian ...

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A wildlife photographer has beautiful pictures of graceful sword-billed hummingbirds. Andy Rouse captured the birds—famed for having a bill longer than its own body—both feeding and fighting in the ...

In Belize, animal researcher Jacob Marlin protects 500 hectares of jungle, discovers wild cocoa beans, and produces chocolate with his son: The proceeds go towards nature conservation. In Belize’s ...