In the space of six months, Xamã the jaguar had crisscrossed more than 14,000 hectares of the Amazon Rainforest, or about ...

Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are preserving diverse plant species. And, how micronutrients could help address world hunger.

Despite record cocaine seizures in production and transit countries, huge quantities of the drug arrived in consumer markets ...

Research in Brazil for possible oil reserves near the mouth of the Amazon river has to go ahead but any discoveries should ...

This is the last of three interviews with Indigenous representatives at the United Nations about the latest issues in their ...

The Amazon rainforest is an important regulator of climate, as trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that heats the ...

Brazil captivates many travelers, yet most visitors stick to familiar hotspots like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Brazil consumes most of its beef production, but exports are growing. China is by far the largest buyer, followed by the U.S. The audit was part of a settlement agreement reached in 2009. Formally ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Slaughterhouses that agreed ... but gaps in oversight mean much of the Amazon’s beef supply chain remains linked to forest destruction. Companies that hired independent ...