Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over ...

The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous ...

"Unprecedented." Researchers discover 'unsung heroes' protecting Amazon rainforest: 'The guards also cut off access' first ...

Indigenous communities in Brazil's Xingu Indigenous Park are facing challenges due to increased farming and deforestation.

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a ...

JBS and the EU’s Exposure to Human Rights Violations and Illegal Deforestation in Pará, Brazil,” details how cattle ranchers ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and ...

Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese ...

Brazil has mobilized more than 4,000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for the trafficking of drugs, weapons and gold and for other crimes, which are ...

90% of the country is covered in rainforests typical of the Amazon Basin, the world’s largest rainforest and an ecosystem ...

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a ...