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 ...

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 ...

A Brazilian state in the Amazon ignored the advice of its own environmental legal team and revoked a fine against JBS NV, the ...

By Shanna Hanbury In 2024, the Amazon Rainforest underwent its most devastating forest fire season in more than two decades.

A road that once opened the Amazon to destruction is being expanded, and critics fear history will repeat itself.

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Brazil’s Globo, the biggest production force in Latin America, and BBC Studios have landed a milestone co-production ...

International leaders will gather this November in the heart of the Amazon rainforest as Belém, Brazil, hosts COP30.

BRASILIA, Brazil — To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two ...

Due to Henry Ford’s dedication, the area first prospered as a hub for rubber production, but it didn't last long.

Embarking on an expedition into the Amazon Basin might sound intimidating, but for retirees and older travelers, an Amazon ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and falls across nine countries in South America, including Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. But Brazil holds a massive 60% of it ...