Amazon River

Human activity may be threatening new reef system at the mouth of Amazon river: Study

Scientists have discovered a new reef system at the mouth of the Amazon River, the largest river by discharge of water in the world.

Amazon deforestation up 29% in 2013: Brazil

Deforestation in the Amazon rose 29 percent between August 2012 and July of last year to 5,891 square kilometres (2,275 square miles), Brazilian officials have said, posting an amended figure.