Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.

Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, including paving ...

First came the floods, then the fire. As he officially opened COP30, Brazil’s president, Lula Inacio da Silva said that by ...

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate solutions but plans for expanding hydropower could undermine that climate solution ...

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Brazil insisted on hosting this year's COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem to put rainforests at the heart of negotiations on how to curb global ...

The Amazon rainforest has yielded yet another new species, according to a recent study published in Zootaxa. Discovered in ...

As pastures and thirsty crops dry up the Amazon, Indigenous people try to adapt traditional farming methods. The deep timbre ...

Brazil’s official data show deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the 12 months to July 2025, with independent monitoring by Imazon confirming a similar trend—evidence that policies under President ...

The Amazon rainforest located in Brazil shrunk in area by the size of Spain over the past four decades, according to data released on September 15; it is also rapidly approaching a tipping point as ...

A new generation of craft chocolate makers in Brazil is creating bars with “identity.” And they’re helping to sustain the forest, too.

A drone image shows the Amazon rainforest and the city of Belem in the back ahead of COP 30, at Ilha do Combu, in Belem, Brazil, August 10, 2025. ANDERSON COELHO / REUTERS Brazil on Thursday, November ...

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -At 93 years old, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire is urging Brazil to empower native peoples to ...