Deforestation in the Amazon is driven more by domestic demand than by the export market, finds study
Brazilian Legal Amazonia (BLA)—which comprises the entirety of the Amazon Basin located in Brazil and vast adjacent swathes ...
Brazil to tap ESG bonds to preserve Amazon, forgoing dedicated debt, official says
Brazil has no plan to launch a dedicated sovereign Amazon bond, a senior treasury official told Reuters, and will instead fund protection of the world's biggest rainforest via its new environmental ...
Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of Indigenous peoples ...
Baby dolphins wash up on Brazil's Lake Tefe amid Amazon drought
STORY: The remains of rare baby river dolphins have been washing up on the shores of Brazil's Lake Tefe in recent weeks.The ...
How Can Brazil’s Amazon Resist Longer Floods And Stronger Droughts?
To figure out how to save the wetland forests of the Amazon, an ecologist from Brazil led a massive series of expeditions to ...
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Brazil's Unique Approach to Amazon Conservation: No Sovereign Bonds Needed
Brazil has opted against launching a dedicated sovereign Amazon bond, choosing instead to utilize its environmental and ...
Brazil experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest
A series of record-breaking wildfires are currently burning in several regions in Brazil, threatening residents and some of ...
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Another Crisis in Brazil’s Amazon: Rising Crime
It’s not just the environment that's vulnerable to growing regional criminal groups, an expert writes.
Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts ...
During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country ...
Amazon River Dolphins Are Facing Mass Die-Offs In Brazil
Brazilian scientists worry that a few straight days of intense sun could be all it takes to trigger the next die-off of the ...
Brazil's Lula Visits Amazon As Fire 'Pandemic' Rages
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced new measures on Tuesday to alleviate drought in the Brazilian Amazon, as his government faces mounting pressure to combat a "pandemic" of fires.