Brazil’s decision to approve oil drilling exploration near the Amazon River has raised concerns over the future of the ...

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

Environmental advocates warn oil leaks or spills could cause irreparable damage to the unique and understudied ecosystem.They are suing the Brazilian government and its largest state-owned oil ...

As Brazil’s government seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations’ climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish ...

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Valerie Volcovici BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem ...

This year’s U.N. climate negotiations were seen by activists as a letdown. But a Times reporter found some encouraging signs ...

President Lula's government recognises 10 new Indigenous lands in an effort to protect their culture and environment.

A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30 Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding ...

They found that properties with secure land rights deforested less and were more likely to comply with Brazil's Forest Code, ...

As the world’s attention turns toward COP30 in Belém next month, the story of Brazil’s Amazon is shifting—though not quite in a straightforward way. According to the government’s satellite-based ...

The Tapajós supported Indigenous people for millennia, but now vessels, pollution and waves may disrupt their lives.

Ronildo Pacheco’s land on the eastern side of Marajó, an island that sits where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, is a riot of crops that seem to change every few steps. His pineapple field ...