They took refuge in the dense Amazon forest and established their own independent communities along the Upper Suriname river. Video by: Brian van der Leij and Gilberto M.R. Krieger Executive ...

The Amazon rain forest covers more than two million square miles of the earth's surface, spanning eight South American countries. Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and ...

The president says the meeting will provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of the Amazon, show the forest to the world, and present what the federal government has done to protect it.