Environment

Fires burning in the Amazon forest at the end of August 2019, in Porto Velho, Rondônia - Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace

Worried About Brazil Amazon’s Fires? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

The number of fires this year in the Amazon is the highest since 2010, ...

June alone saw the loss of 920 square kilometers of Brazil's Amazon forest

Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon Deforestation Up 90%

Clear cutting in the rainforest has gone up 88% in June compared to the ...

Brazilian president flies over Brumadinho dam after collapse. Isac Nóbrega/PR

34 Dead and 300 Missing After Another Dam Collapses in Brazil

Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 300 missing people after a dam burst at ...

Ibama official looking at tree felled illegally. Photo: Ibama

Brazil Does a U-turn on Environmental Policy and Sides with Big Farmers

Environmental issues have figured prominently in Brazil as of late, and the Brazilian Forest ...

The Guardians of the Amazon recently destroyed a logging truck they discovered in their territory.

Brazil Logging Mafia Kills Another Guardian of the Amazon

A leader of an Amazon tribe acclaimed for its environmental defenders has been killed, ...

Sewerage biodigester in Vale Encantado favela in Rio - Claire Lepercq/CatComm-RioOnWatch

Brazil Slum Uses Green Solution to Treat Its Waste and Sewerage

A small slum in the midst of Rio de Janeiro’s scenic Tijuca Forest has ...

Amazon, the land of fantasy

Turning It into a Magic Place Is Not Doing the Amazon Any Good

The Amazon, perhaps more than any other region of the globe, has consistently been ...