Lugging 50-kilo bags through the rainforest’s rough terrain is a vital piece of the nut trade, but could soon change.

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 that image ...

The 2025 UN Climate Summit, known as COP30, is wrapping up its final week, with little evident progress on critical issues.

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Brazil is about to open a new exit to the Pacific. By finishing dredging on the Alto Solimões this month, barges from Manaus will be able to link by river to the tri-border ...

A prominent nonprofit group in Brazil says that criminal gangs expanded their presence in the Brazilian Amazon last year and are now operating in nearly half of the region’s municipalities.

Credit: Joedi Porto/Paulo Wilker/Antonio Humberto/State Secretariat for Animal Protection/Cover Images A jaguar rescued from ...

Heatwaves and droughts show the starkest reporting failure. Almost all recorded incidents came from Brazil, even though both ...

Tourists snapping selfies with sloths are fueling a booming black market that’s tearing these gentle animals from the Amazon ...

Footage shows massive shoebill on boat with tourists watching in awe. The Cabinet is split over plans for a solar farm near ...

The Brazilian academic believes that the tipping point he has warned of for decades is ‘much closer’ — but he retains his optimism about the next generation ...

Germany’s support for Brazil’s new rainforest protection fund adds momentum to a global effort that will reward forest conservation, penalize deforestation and direct resources to Indigenous and ...

Nutrition expert Marion Nestle's latest book is a call to action for Americans to advocate for a better food system.