Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARANAÍTA, Brazil — Cattle are a huge problem. They’re the No. 1 threat to biodiversity and the No. 2 threat (after fossil fuels) ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday highlighting the devastation caused by illegal cattle ranching in the Brazilian rainforest, and especially its impact on Indigenous peoples in the ...

A crackdown on illegal cattle herds inside the Arariboia Indigenous Territory in Brazil has hit unexpected pushback that could make this the first area of its kind in the country to allow licensed ...

Agribusiness accounts for roughly a fifth of Brazil’s economy and about 40% of exports. While it is a major economic engine, it is also responsible for over 90% of deforestation and about a quarter of ...

Domestic beef production in Brazil could drop by 25% by 2050 as governments and the private sector look to step up climate change and forest conservation strategies, according to a new report from ...

Valued at over $4 million, the Brazilian Nelore cow dominates Brazil’s lucrative beef industry. A female calf enters an auction during the ExpoZebu Cattle Fair. This cow, a prestigious Nelore breed, ...

Tainted Beef, Hides, from the Amazon May Have Been Exported to the EU Illegal cattle ranching has devastated territories of small land holders and Indigenous peoples in the Amazon region that will ...

XINGUARA, Brazil -Decades of ranching in the Amazon have earned Roque Quagliato, Brazil’s “King of Cattle,” great wealth – and some trouble. His family's immense farms were accused of submitting ...