Deforestation has long been a challenge for Brazil, where decades of over-farming and logging operations have taken a toll and seriously threatened the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous ...

A powerful Brazilian soy grower lobby is recommending farmers reject the inclusion in soy purchase and sale contracts of the ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Valentine's Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential ...

The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

This recent arrest offers both hope and a road map. Authorities make crucial bust in South America: 'Operation highlights the ...

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies, sailors ...

(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Deforestation in Indonesia grew again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. Indonesia has one of the world's highest ...

Chinese state-owned grain trader COFCO is committed to Brazil’s soy-buying moratorium, Allan Virtanen, the company’s global director of communications and sustainability said, despite pressure from ...

A government official disputed the figures, saying they mischaracterised deforestation in the country. Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including ...