A coalition of research institutions is working on the tool to offer users more accurate responses that take into account ...

open image in gallery Chart shows 10 most polluted countries ... In Latin America, wildfires in the Amazon rainforest had a severe impact on air quality. PM2.5 levels in some cities across Brazil ...

Half a century of oil drilling has left the Amazon rainforest scarred -and a new wave of fossil fuel extraction is coming ...

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...

Brazilian law allows some legal deforestation on private land designated for economic use, such as cattle ranching and soy production. In the Amazon Rainforest, landowners can clear up to 20% of ...

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

Hyury Potter is one of the leading environmental investigative journalists in Brazil. A freelance reporter, he recently won ...

You don't need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon's most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire.

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to extensive deforestation across the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin ...