A traditional house called a maloca, built by members of an isolated, semi-nomadic group, is pictured in 2011 near the Jandiatuba River in western Brazil. (Credit: CNS photo/Peetsa/Acervo CTI, ...

In an unusual development, members of an Amazon tribe who avoid contact with outsiders have been seen entering a village Indigenous advocates find that alarming and a sign of stress as a logging ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Antenor Vaz, an international expert on recognition methodologies and protection policies for Indigenous peoples in isolation ...

- In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, Indigenous protection agents are at the forefront of managing contact with the isolated Mashco Piro tribe, which has made more frequent appearances for over a decade ...

Reptiles like snakes and lizards reveal a hidden map in the Amazon, highlighting flaws in conservation plans for vulnerable ...

After the death in the Brazilian forest of an Indigenous man who was thought to be the last of his tribe and who shunned all contact with outsiders, Amazonian church leaders said it is more important ...

Madre de Dios is a remote southeastern Amazon region bordering Brazil and Bolivia. It is one of Peru’s most biodiverse areas, but it has also been a hot spot for illegal gold mining, logging and other ...