Despite its noble intent to secure the livelihoods of tribals, the Forest Rights Act has inadvertently opened the door to ...

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal ...

As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit, a stretch of rainforest is being cleared for a highway to welcome world ...

Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located ...

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

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

Brazil is constructing an eight-mile highway through the Amazon rainforest, leading to concerns about environmental damage ...

If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being required to pay ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

The researchers highlighted two major deforestation hotspots: a northern area covering Bahia and Minas Gerais, where eucalyptus plantations and pasture expansions dominated; and a southern hotspot in ...