Updates on Brazil's environmental impact — because what happens here affects the planet.
Brazil Climate
Nov 13, 2025
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9 min read
A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.
Nov 6, 2025
11 min read
With drops in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions to show for itself, Brazil is ready to “lead by example” at COP30 starting Monday.
Oct 30, 2025
Beyond counting carbon, adaptation is set to shape the future generations of climate action. And COP30 in Belém could kickstart that shift.
Oct 23, 2025
On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.
Oct 16, 2025
12 min read
Kicking off our COP30 coverage, we look at this week’s meetings in Brasília: the last chance for negotiations before the big day.
Oct 9, 2025
4 min read
Touted as a game-changer for agribusiness, the 933-kilometer railway could also deepen Amazon deforestation and threaten traditional communities — and its economics may not add up either.
Oct 2, 2025
3 min read
Brazil is positioning itself as a global climate leader, but is simultaneously locking itself into an environmentally perilous fossil gas expansion that directly contradicts its renewable ambitions.
Sep 25, 2025
Experts warn about the financial and climactic risk of Petrobras doubling down on fossil fuels, laying out a roadmap for the state-controlled firm to lead Brazil’s energy transition.
Sep 18, 2025
The ICO2 index on Brazil’s main stock exchange encourages companies to report emissions, but it has some huge blind spots.
Sep 11, 2025
Today is National Cerrado Day, celebrating Brazil’s vast, biodiverse, but often overlooked tropical savanna.
Sep 4, 2025
1 min read
The appearance of an endangered Ornate Hawk-Eagle in a fragment of Atlantic Forest has served as a powerful symbol of restoration efforts ongoing in Brazil.
Aug 28, 2025
Federal crackdowns may drive out illegal miners, but without state support, indigenous peoples face renewed invasions — and the lure of fast cash continues to divide communities.
Aug 21, 2025
The 2024 murder of Pataxó leader Nega Pataxó underscores how the controversial time frame law and the rise of alleged landowner militias are fueling a surge in rural bloodshed.
Aug 14, 2025
Despite making a raft of vetoes to the controversial ‘Devastation Bill,’ one risky concession from President Lula is set to considerably weaken Brazil’s environmental licensing framework.
Aug 7, 2025
Drug gangs have seized control over large swaths of the Brazilian rainforest.
Jul 31, 2025
Higher temperatures are impacting agriculture, driving grocery costs up. And higher food prices increase public dissatisfaction and cause political disruptions.
