The increase in deforestation in Brazil was registered during the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, which, according to the study, has caused a decrease in state environmental protection ...

The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to ...

By Shanna Hanbury Commodity-trading giant Cargill recently signaled that it will weaken its no-deforestation commitments in ...

Conversely, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, IBAMA, has welcomed the EUDR as an important instrument against deforestation and an opportunity to shift the country’s agribusiness industry ...

Deforestation by cattle farmers is pushing the Amazon closer to a tipping point at which the world's largest rainforest will gradually stop locking away climate-warming carbon dioxide. Brazilian ...

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees in the Amazon.

The stage has been set for 2025 to be a crucial year for deforestation action – and what happens will have implications for the private sector and the global economy.

A joint presentation from WWF U.S. and Imaflora aims to add clarity to companies (tanneries and brands) buying leather from ...