Brazil's presidential election is a choice between two men, but the result could affect the world's biggest tropical ...

Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine - Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental ...

The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.

A new wave of wildfires have struck in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with more than 1,900 fire hotspots reported so far in ...

Brazil's government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988.

A dangerous El Niño-driven wildfire cascade has reached the Amazon, and NASA scientists warn that the worst may still be ahead as hidden fires spread beneath the rainforest canopy.

El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing ...

Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.

This video shows a close-up view of a harpy eagle, a powerful bird of prey found in the tropical rainforests of Central and ...

The Bolsonaros most popular allies — Nikolas Ferreira, a lawmaker from the state of Minas Gerais, and reelected Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas, both from southeastern Brazil — cited wildfires last ...

About 3,335 square kilometers were cleared in the 12 months through July, the lowest since records began in 1988. Steep ...

Heading into the first round of voting on Sunday, the front-runners are Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking ...