Political shifts in Brazil have revived international optimism, yet across South America, forest loss is accelerating. As ...

The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous ...

These investments are complicit in genocide,” said Jonas Mura, chief of the Gavião Real Indigenous Territory in Brazil.

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a ...

Climate skeptics are targeting new research on the Amazon to downplay global warming's impact on rainforests as Brazil ...

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over two decades in 2024, with devastating consequences for both ...

When the United Nations climate conference COP29 kicks off Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, attendees will be grappling with the reelection of former US President Donald Trump. Countries will try to find a ...

Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over ...

Rachel Dobkin is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting on politics. Rachel joined Newsweek in October 2023. She is a graduate of The State University of New York at Oneonta.

Brazil has authorised Petrobras to explore for oil off the Amazon coast, a move campaigners say undermines global climate ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two ...

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a ...