The researchers credit the slowdown to policies implemented by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva to curb deforestation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Amazon rainforest. Neil Palmer / CIAT The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, ...

World leaders and delegates are meeting in the northern Brazilian city of Belém for COP30, this year's major UN climate summit. Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over ...

A new study has found that 60% of the Amazon remains hidden. It suggests the region has unknown tribes and species we are yet ...

The construction often requires archaeological surveys before the paving starts, and some of the latest discoveries have ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released Monday. The Amazon was approaching a ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency ...

Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon ...

Brazil’s diverse ecosystems, from the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands and Atlantic coast, offer world-class wildlife viewing alongside strong conservation initiatives. Visitors can spot ...

By Fernanda Wenzel Heavy machinery will soon be working on the road that may determine the future of the Amazon Rainforest: ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an ...