A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon ... section of rainforest, raising concerns among scientists about the effects on wildlife in the area. “From the moment of deforestation, there ...

In 2023, hydro-electricity accounted for nearly half of Brazil's installed energy capacity, and more than 60% of its total ...

Government officials say the new roadway is “sustainable,” but with its placement through the Amazon – which plays a ... the roadway’s effects on the swath of rainforest. “From the moment of ...

One morning in 2024, Armando Schlindwein found an orange-bearded monkey on the roof of his farmhouse on the edge of the ...

Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an ...

The Amazon rainforest, previously called the “lungs of the Earth,” now reportedly emits more carbon dioxide than it absorbs due to rampant deforestation, according to the National Oceanic and ...

Brazil is facing accusations of hypocrisy after cutting down large sections of the Amazon rainforest to construct ... and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate ...

Brazil anticipates high-risk wildfires in the Amazon and Pantanal in 2025 after a record drought. The government is expanding ...