Christian Science Monitor22h
Brazil’s president promised to protect the Amazon. This year, deforestation fell 31%.
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Brazil prepares to remove illegal Amazon gold miners from Munduruku land
Brazilian authorities are preparing to remove illegal gold miners from an Indigenous reservation in the Amazon rainforest ...
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno ...
Newsday6d
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil — A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a major blow after Mato Grosso, the country´s largest soybean ...
Reuters12d
Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land
BRASILIA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed ... for raising or buying cattle on ...
PBS13d
As record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon, criminals are exploiting rainforest to clear land
The estimate comes from the National Institute for Space Research, which tracks Brazil’s official deforestation rate. This surge in fire comes one year before the Amazon city of Belem will host ...
The New York Times10d
The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to degrade trees — and evade detection. Authorities use satellites to track ...
Newsday12h
Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest as part of six-day trip to Latin America
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month ...