Officials in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office are raising concerns about whether Brazil is doing enough to prevent deforestation as they pursue a Section 301 investigation into the South ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency surged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Amazon rainforest. Neil Palmer / CIAT The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, ...

One estimate suggested rainfall has been down by more than 74% as a result of deforestation. This is due to the vital role ...

Major soy traders operating in Brazil announced in early January that they would abandon one ofthe world’s most successful zero-deforestation agreements, known as the soy moratorium. As a result, ...

The Brazilian government said on Thursday that deforestation in its portion of the Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth consecutive year. Brazil is home to the largest part of the Amazon River ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in ...

The production of food continues to eat its way into the world’s tropical forests. Agricultural expansion drives nearly 90% of global deforestation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization ...

SAO PAULO(AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn't grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just days before it hosts UN climate talks. Brazil is home to ...