Forecasting climate's impact on a debilitating disease Tired Earth August 07, 2024 In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease.
A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive Tired Earth August 06, 2024 The Amazon basin is home to the world's largest tropical rainforest, representing over half of the world's remaining rainforest, and....
UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks Hannah Steiner May 31, 2023 The 18 new designations brings the total up to 195 Geoparks, covering a total surface area of 486,709 km2, equivalent....
‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence Hannah Steiner January 24, 2023 Women from Brazil’s indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence, but UN-backed initiatives, and a change in the law,....
September sees worst-ever deforestation rate in Amazon Liang Lan October 09, 2022 Brazilian Space Research Institute says 1,455 km2 were destroyed in September.
Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade George Scott August 31, 2022 Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, surpassing the blazes in....
Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher Liang Lan August 25, 2022 An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now only a few miles shy of....
Global soy exporters adopt new measures to cut deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado region Liang Lan June 28, 2022 Six of the world’s largest food and agribusiness companies have developed a new method to tackle deforestation and grassland conversion....