The final agreement lacks specific plans to tackle illegal gold mining and end oil drilling, but calls on rich countries to pay for conservation

Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption, was killed Wednesday at a campaign event

Leaders of the 8 Amazon countries will meet representatives of other countries that have rainforests

The meeting attended by leaders of the 8 countries will be their first in 14 years

A technical report could reveal whether the plane, which transported the Asunción Five, was used by dictatorship to traffick other political dissidents.

A rainforest science panel will also be created at a summit happening on August 8-9

While some are critical of China’s motives, there is no doubt that its policies are having a positive impact on millions of lives

The countries will meet next week for a summit on cooperation to save the rainforest

The country’s benchmark interest rate was reduced by 50 basis points to 13.25%