Brazilian leaders unveiled a new national climate plan Monday that prioritizes enhanced forest protections as a key strategy ...

Brazil on Monday unveiled an updated national climate plan, the first time since 2008 the country has revised its main policy ...

One estimate suggested rainfall has been down by more than 74% as a result of deforestation. This is due to the vital role ...

Officials in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office are raising concerns about whether Brazil is doing enough to prevent deforestation as they pursue a Section 301 investigation into the South ...

Aerial view of triggered forest fire and deforestation for planting soya beans in the Amazon Rainforest, Vilhena - Rondonia state [Courtesy Andre Dib, WWF Brazil] Since 2007, Marcelo Salazar has been ...

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 ...

The Brazilian government said on Thursday that deforestation in its portion of the Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth consecutive year. Brazil is home to the largest part of the Amazon River ...

SAO PAULO(AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn't grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as ...

The continued failure to halt the BR-319 highway cutting through the Brazilian Amazon is an example of the systemic problem identified by Hannah Arendt in her study of the minister of transportation ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just days before it hosts UN climate talks. Brazil is home to ...