Forest destruction in Brazil and Colombia fell "steeply" between 2022 and 2023, according to data from the University of Maryland's GLAD Lab that has been shared on the World Resources Institute's ...

Brazil’s climate conversation has a habit of returning to the same question: how can a country that depends so much on its natural riches also protect them? Renata Piazzon, who leads the São ...

By Sibélia Zanon Restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is finding success on private lands, according to a newly published ...

Brazil’s most important environmental legislation is on the chopping block again, with politicians in the country’s lower chamber proposing to alter it by claiming it impedes economic growth. Brazil’s ...

BRASILIA – Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressure from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut down trees and expand agriculture. Their ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the Environment plenary session of the Brics summit at the Museum of Modern Art. Tomaz Silva/Agencia Brazil/dpa Brazil plans ...

FILE - The Trans-Amazon Highway crosses a deforested area near Humaita Amazonas state, Brazil, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s environmental goals suffered ...

Explore Sustainable Community Development in the Heart of the Brazilian Rainforests! Ready for an unforgettable journey? Embark on a houseboat adventure down the Rio Negro (which becomes the mighty ...

COP28 in Dubai saw the Brazilian government announce the creation of a US$250bn Tropical Forests Forever Fund, a global instrument to protect forests in up to 80 countries. The fund was launched at ...

Now scientists have formally described it as a new species: Brachycephalus lulai, a pumpkin toadlet found only in a small ...