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Communities in Brazilian Cerrado besieged by global demand for soy

Sarah Sax, Maurício Angelo 13 Jan 2020
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

2019: The year rainforests burned

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Dec 2019

EU/Chinese soy consumption linked to species impacts in Brazilian Cerrado: study

Sarah Sax 24 Dec 2019

As pesticide approvals soar, Brazil’s tapirs, bees, other wildlife suffer

Jenny Gonzales 18 Dec 2019

Brazil investigates agribusiness bribes to judges for favorable land rulings

Maurício Angelo 27 Nov 2019

Amazon trees may absorb far less carbon than previously thought: study

Claire Asher 21 Nov 2019

Brazil adds deforestation monitoring for all biomes, so long as money lasts

Jenny Gonzales 14 Nov 2019

In surprise move, Brazil has removed restrictions on Amazon sugarcane production

Naira Hofmeister 13 Nov 2019

Brazil’s ‘coconut breakers’ feel the squeeze of Cerrado development

Sarah Sax, Maurício Angelo 12 Nov 2019

Enforce Brazilian laws to curb criminal Amazon deforestation: study

Karla Mendes, Elisângela Mendonça 4 Nov 2019

China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report

Shanna Hanbury 30 Oct 2019

Brazilian beef industry plays outsized role in tropical carbon emissions: report

Zoe Sullivan 3 Oct 2019
Fires burning in the state of Pará, Brazil on August 16, 2019. Courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.

Brazilian Amazon fires scientifically linked to 2019 deforestation: report

Karla Mendes 11 Sep 2019

Private sector could play outsized role in Cerrado conservation: study

Sarah Sax 9 Sep 2019

Bolsonaro expresses ‘love’ for Amazon as it burns, offers no policy shift

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 26 Aug 2019
CANDEIRAS DO JAMARI, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL: Aerial view of a large burned area in the city of Candeiras do Jamari in the state of Rondônia. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

How many fires are burning in the Amazon?

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Aug 2019

Amazon fires trigger protests worldwide

Jill Langlois, Elisângela Mendonça 24 Aug 2019

Germany cuts $39.5 million in environmental funding to Brazil

Karla Mendes 13 Aug 2019

Bolsonaro administration approves 290 new pesticide products for use

Jenny Gonzales 12 Aug 2019
Deforestation for soy production in the Bolivian Amazon and Chaco. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

New initiative aims to jump-start stalled drive toward zero deforestation

Sarah Sax 19 Jul 2019

Cargill rejects Cerrado soy moratorium, pledges $30 million search for ideas

Sarah Sax 10 Jul 2019

Amazon rural development and conservation: a path to sustainability?

Jaqueline Sordi 2 Jul 2019

Brazil’s Roraima state at mercy of 2019 wildfires as federal funds dry up

Caio de Freitas Paes 25 Jun 2019

Climate change threatens to water down Cerrado’s rich biodiversity: Study

Sarah Sax 4 Jun 2019

Former Brazilian enviro ministers blast Bolsonaro environmental assaults

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 23 May 2019

The heat is on: Amazon tree loss could bring 1.45 degree C local rise

James Fair 14 May 2019

Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses

Sarah Sax 9 May 2019

Dismantling of Brazilian environmental protections gains pace

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 8 May 2019

China, EU, US trading with Brazilian firms fined for Amazon deforestation: report

Karla Mendes 6 May 2019
Monsanto Lasso herbicide to be sprayed on food crops showing proper protective gear. Photo courtesy of the USDA

Bolsonaro administration authorizes 150+ pesticides in first 100 days

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 2 May 2019

Amazon could be biggest casualty of US-China Trade war, researchers warn

Sarah Sax 16 Apr 2019

Brazil soy trade linked to widespread deforestation, carbon emissions

Claire Asher 3 Apr 2019

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