The Lula administration has announced plans to increase fines for violators. New report uncovers disturbing factor driving ...

According to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, 3,190 workers being held captive were rescued throughout the country in ...

In Brazil´s Amazonas state, almost 6,000 riverine dwellers authorized to fish have reported a significant drop in production ...

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Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation, thereby influencing the Earth's energy budget, water cycle, and climate. However, the origin of aerosol ...

The rate of deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest fell 30.6% year ... highways and oil drilling at the mouth of the ...

Called the "Angelim Vermelho" or  Dinizia excelsa. It's considered the tallest tree in the tropical Americas at a height of 290 feet.

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A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon’s largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to store large amounts of carbon and its influence on the global water cycle.

Authorities in Brazil trying to protect the Amazon from illegal deforestation have long relied on satellite images to alert ...