At one point, he was joined on stage by a huge crowd of Indigenous artists who featured in the Future is Ancestral project, ...

The architect of the Paris Agreement says Brazil will not be influenced by fossil fuel companies like previous petrostate COP ...

Controversial 8-mile road project in Belém destroying rainforest, violating Indigenous rights, warn church activists ...

A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build sustainable livelihoods. With support from Health In ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Belem, a port city of 1.3 million on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, is speckled with construction sites. The Brazilian government is pouring some $1 billion into new infrastructure.

When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in early 2023, environmentalists breathed a sigh of relief. After four ...

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

Climate summit to be hosted in Amazonian city of Belem in November Focus on 'People's COP' eagerly awaited by activists Some concerned about lack of accommodation and sky-high costs for hotel ...

Love Motels and Converted Ferries: Brazil Gets Creative to Host COP30 By Manuela Andreoni and Lisandra Paraguassu BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Environmental activists from around the globe have ...