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.
Drug gangs have seized control over large swaths of the Brazilian rainforest.
Higher temperatures are impacting agriculture, driving grocery costs up. And higher food prices increase public dissatisfaction and cause political disruptions.
Brazil's national conservation system has turned 25 years old, but it is under threat from persistent political pressures and the ongoing climate emergency.
Biomethane is one of Brazil’s bets for the energy transition, harnessing and capturing this particularly potent greenhouse gas.
Partial data suggests that Brazil’s all-important 2024-25 annual Amazon deforestation figure could show an increase, instead of the promised reduction.
With Brazil’s environmental credentials under pressure, we look at how much greenhouse gas Brazil emits, and how its emissions profile compares to other countries around the world
Negotiators make timid progress at the UN climate meetings in Bonn, which will lay the groundwork for much of the topics to be discussed at COP30 in Belém
Despite protests, Tuesday’s auction saw the area of the Amazon River Mouth basin sold to oil companies increase by 285%.
The Brazilian government hopes to attract big bucks with a new tax incentive policy for data centers, but it has completely ignored the environmental risks of these projects.
The Lula government promised security improvements in the Javari Valley indigenous land, where organized crime runs rampant and Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered three years ago. But local leaders say the situation is just as bad as it was in 2022
How the story of one endemic parrot can hold the key to preserving one of Brazil’s most important and biodiverse biomes
A bill approved by the Senate waives the need for environmental licensing for a number of potentially destructive endeavors. Environmentalists call the move one of the biggest setbacks in recent history
A report from satellite monitoring platform MapBiomas shows that deforestation either fell sharply or remained stable in all of Brazil’s biomes. And the Cerrado remains the country’s hotspot for vegetation loss
A project involving scientists from 13 countries has drilled deep underground in an attempt to date the Amazon basin and figure out how it became such a haven for biodiversity
Despite the risks of drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, local governments in northern Brazil argue oil exploration is the way toward prosperity — but has that worked out elsewhere in the country?
Brazil’s beef sector needs profound changes to meet the country’s emission pledges. And we take a different look at the infrastructure bottlenecks and preparation delays for COP30
The Brazilian city of Cubatão, once dubbed the most polluted city on Earth, has now received awards for its urban forestry in its continuing path to transformation
A forensics expert at the Federal Police in the northern state of Pará has developed a project to make biofuel out of cannabis seized by the authorities in drug raids
The Supreme Court wraps up its conciliation process on indigenous land rights. Plus, the latest on preparations for the UN Climate Conference in Belém
Lawmakers in Mato Grosso approved a bill drastically reducing pesticide application limits in what is Brazil’s top agribusiness state. Opponents call the proposal “absurd”
Brazil’s biofuels charge faces pushback from distributors, the far-right and inflation. But are biofuels all they are cracked up to be?
Agriculture is the sector in the Amazon that has experienced the biggest financial losses from climate events over the last few decades; it is also the sector that produces the most greenhouse gases
While pressure is centered on a single oil block near the mouth of the Amazon River, a forthcoming auction could open up the entire region to an offshore drilling frenzy
Wealthy nations push to tax large ships for their carbon emissions. Brazil wants them to use its biofuels instead
