Category: Brazil
Global Witness finds at least 185 environmental defenders murdered in 2015.
A major Brazilian supermarket chain commits to stop selling beef linked to human rights violations and Amazon rainforest destruction.
A study from World Resources Institute finds benefits of sustainable forest management by Indigneous Peoples far outweigh economic costs.
Human activity threatens the forests of Amazonia. But efforts to curb deforestation give hope for region's ecosystems and global climate.
Folha de Sao Paolo multimedia special report about zero deforestation in Brazil
Comprehensive assessment, drawing on 130 previous studies, finds to slow global warming, give traditional communities rights to manage forests.
Following meeting between Presidents Rousseff and Obama, Brazil reiterates pledge to shrink forest loss and expand forests.