In the early 2000s, deforestation levels in the Brazilian Amazon rose so tremendously that, faced with both national and ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

A BBC report found on Wednesday that tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazonian rainforest are being cleared ahead of ...

Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November.

As Brazil clears the Amazon for a highway to host COP30, questions arise over whether such a move undermines the summit’s ...

Brazil is facing criticism for cutting down thousands of trees in the Amazon rainforest to build a road for the COP30 climate ...

A new road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in ...

Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil, Aug. 20, 2024. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Paving these roadways ...

In Brazil, home to about 60 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel drilling and mining are prohibited in Indigenous ...