Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation rates drop, but El Nino could threaten recovery
SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it…
This Amazon tribe was headed for extinction. An unexpected birth brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving…
Brazil’s soy industry withdraws from Amazon deforestation pact, risking forest loss
SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest —…
Methanol poisoning cases surge in Brazil, sparking police investigations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Friday night was anything but typical at a bar near Paulista Avenue, one of…
Wind and sun provide one-third of Brazil’s electricity for first time
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August,…