Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to weigh a series of cases in the coming days that could reshape protections for the Amazon ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency surged ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a major blow to the future of the country's soy moratorium, upholding state laws ...

UNESCO has added two theaters in the Brazilian Amazon to its World Heritage List. The Amazonia Theaters include Theatro da Paz in Belem and Teatro Amazonas in Manaus.

Drought affects grain exports and essential supplies in Manaus Sixty-two municipalities in Amazonas state under emergency, over half a million affected Hydropower plants sapped, daylight saving time ...

Scientists say paving road will bring disastrous deforestation Lula's far-right predecessor worked to pave the highway Fires destroy forest along highway in record Amazon drought MANAUS, Brazil, Sept ...

Robson Mura, of the Mura Indigenous community, watches the sunrise at the Moyray village in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) LAGO DO ...

The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has vanished.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazil’s BR-319 highway project is moving inexorably forward toward approval and construction, with the individual actors in the different ...

As world leaders conclude the United Nations’ annual climate talks in Belém, Brazil— a summit meant to accelerate global action on phasing out fossil fuels—the Brazilian government is facing mounting ...

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