From Lucas do Rio Verde, a major agricultural hub in the state of Mato Grosso, the railway would be built from scratch, ...

Likely approval of bill easing environmental licensing requirements enjoys leniency from federal government due to interest ...

The Tocantins-Araguaia waterway is one of the Brazilian government’s priority projects for transporting soy, corn, meat, minerals and other commodities to ports in the Amazon Rainforest.

In experiments that mimic conditions of the near future, some trees look set to thrive. With others, it's now a case of ...

A bill essentially abolishing Brazils environmental licensing system is just days away from likely passage by the countrys ...

On June 5, Nick Sunderland, a husband and dad to two young children, crossed the finish line in Pilcopata, Peru, as the ...

On June 5, Nick Sunderland, a husband and dad to two young girls, crossed the finish line in Pilcopata, Peru, as the winner ...

Throughout the Amazon, gold mining accounts for nearly 10% of deforestation ... small-scale mining destroyed more than 367 square miles (950 square km)) of rainforest in this territory — an area more ...

Discovery of illegal palm crops comes as Grupo BBF grapples with financial problems sparked by warnings over its human rights record ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Months before hosting the U.N.’s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula ...

Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes ...

Southern Europe sizzled Saturday in the season's first heatwave, as climate change continues to drive temperatures higher on ...