Chaco Canyon was once the vibrant religious center of a Native American culture whose collapse long remained a mystery—until ...

While the footprint of Chaco Culture National Historical Park itself is small, the larger connected cultural landscape is vast. For many Native peoples, the boundaries of the park do not encompass all ...

By Maxwell Radwin One of South America’s largest ecosystems saw an increase in deforestation last year, with agriculture, ...

The Chaco forests are cut down to plant pasture ... “With more information from this region we will be able to track native forests much better,” he said. “The optical satellites used ...

The parcels are located near a sensitive archaeological site, but some Indigenous leaders approve of the move, which will ...

The Gran Chaco was hit by a rise in deforestation in ... livestock and fires contributing the most to the destruction of native dry forests. The problem has led some conservation groups to speak ...