At present, oil extraction in the United States sits at record levels of roughly 13.2 million barrels per day. No wonder oil is so expensive. Wait, what’s that you say? U.S. extraction at record ...

A new study has found that, in mouse models of prostate cancer, a compound extracted from sandalwood oil was effective in slowing the onset and growth of tumors and resulted in cell death. Further ...

Millions of people participated in a nationwide referendum to determine whether crude oil should remain in the ground indefinitely at a site inside Yasuní National Park in Ecuador’s eastern Amazon.

Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo works with Global Indigenous Development Trust, a Canadian Indigenous social enterprise and registered charity founded in 2014. As well as Inisha Nunka, an Indigenous led ...

Kaieteur National Park in Guyana boasts a massive waterfall located amidst pristine rainforest. The small South American country of Guyana has long been a leader in natural resource conservation, with ...

Indigenous women in Ecuador's Amazon tour oil fields to highlight the environmental and health impacts of oil extraction, advocating for protection of their territories against further drilling ...

The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls – but they’re voting for more than just a new president. For the first time in history, the people will decide the fate of oil extraction in the ...