The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gains ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in eight years during the most recent monitoring period, according to new data from the Brazilian Human and Environment Amazon Institute, ...

The area undergoing deforestation in the Atlantic forest fell by 28 percent in 2025 compared to monitoring conducted in 2024 ...

The number of deforested kilometers in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2025 and March 2026 fell by 36 percent compared to ...

At last year's COP30, Brazil promised to draft a global roadmap to end deforestation, which is set for release by September ...

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation and mercury poisoning in Brazil’s protected areas - Gold prices have surged in recent ...

The government under Lula da Silva that returned to power in Brazil in 2023 stepped up enforcement against illegal deforestation with a crackdown on illicit clearing by miners, loggers, and farmers.

The virtuous cycle of Brazil in monitoring Amazon deforestation should be applied in other Amazon countries, where deforestation is increasing. The virtuous cycle of Brazil in monitoring Amazon ...