Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.

MercadoLibre Inc. has long dominated the online-shopping market in Latin America, but this holiday season, it finds itself in ...

As Brazil's government seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations' climate summit, a proposal ...

This year’s U.N. climate negotiations were seen by activists as a letdown. But a Times reporter found some encouraging signs ...

Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute on Saturday released thousands of giant Amazon River turtle ...

Environmental advocates warn oil leaks or spills could cause irreparable damage to the unique and understudied ecosystem.They ...

The government of Brazil, Brazilian communities, and a broad coalition of partners—including WWF—launched the ARPA ...

The dark purple berry enjoyed promotion as a sustainable “bioeconomy” product at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s ...

They found that properties with secure land rights deforested less and were more likely to comply with Brazil's Forest Code, ...

Brazil’s decision to approve oil drilling exploration near the Amazon River has raised concerns over the future of the ...

Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva fought back tears as global diplomats applauded her for several minutes on ...

Zaqueu Belém Araújo cuts a leaf from an acai tree and skillfully folds and twists it, tying one end to the other to form a ...