Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an ...

The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the Brazilian ...

During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest saw its highest annual rate of deforestation in over 15 years, the latest data shows, after a 22% climb from the previous year. The country's space research agency ...

Indigenous-held Amazon forest absorbs more CO2 than it emits Other Amazon areas have become a source of planet-heating gases Protecting land from forest loss could avoid tipping point RIO DE ...

Brazil's Lula promises affordable beef - and forest protection Beef production a major driver of Amazon deforestation More productive - not more - pastures needed, ag experts say RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept ...

Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state.