Brazil is pursuing significant oil and gas expansion plans despite its role as host of the COP30 climate summit, raising concerns about its commitment to environmental policies.

Expectations have shifted since Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s initial bid three years ago to bring the ...

Brazil struggles to reassure countries that hotels will be available and affordable at November’s pivotal climate conference ...

Tree rings in the Amazon reveal intensifying rainfall extremes, with wetter wet seasons and drier dry seasons, reshaping ...

The Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, is a treasure trove of biodiversity, home to millions of species, many still undiscovered. From the vibrant morpho butterflies to the ...

In 2024, six Latin American countries were in the top 10 nations with the highest loss of tropical primary forest, according ...

Global climate efforts have focused on decarbonizing energy, transport and industry. But agriculture remains a critical, ...

Brazil sold extraction rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river Tuesday (Jun 17), at an auction ...

Months before hosting the U.N.'s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lofty ...

The climate crisis demands urgent action by governments to reduce emissions and to transition to new renewable energy systems ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon ... But on the eve of the COP30 climate summit, ... said in a statement that the bill “will lead to massive destruction of the Amazon rainforest.