Tropical rainforests, like the Amazon, are sometimes called the 'lungs of the planet' because they absorb and store carbon ...

Agricultural expansion in two Brazilian states has cleared a U.K -sized area of jaguar habitat, nearly a fifth of which ...

A new road in Belem, Brazil, set to open before COP30, is drawing criticism for cutting through rainforest and threatening Amazon biodiversity.

Brazil has appointed the COP30 envoys including the first lady Janja Lula da Silva and New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern ...

Forests, oceans and other ecosystems play a vital part in pulling CO2 from the air. But new research shows climate change is ...

BNDES (Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development) has approved R$ 248.5 million ($44 million) in financing ...

Laura Vicuña, an Indigenous woman of the Kariri people and the vice president of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region, said in a letter published on social media that she hopes the pope will ...

As governments rush to secure supplies of the transition minerals needed, activists want a treaty with stronger governance ...

A new WRI report finds deforestation in 2024, driven by fires, has nearly doubled compared to 2023, underscoring urgent calls ...

Officials claim the road predates the climate summit and is necessary ... in the nearby mouth of the Amazon River, likely a point of contention during COP30. The road is scheduled to be ...

André Aranha Corrêa do Lago will oversee a challenging climate summit in the Amazon. Here’s what he ... But Brazil is presiding over the COP30 negotiations at a time when the United States ...