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Climate Change: Burning Trees in the Amazon Rainforest Melts Snow in the Himalayas

Scientists have found that the Earth’s largest rainforest and its so-called third pole are connected by atmospheric currents that carry heat and rain across the planet

By Laura Millan Lombrana

Lula’s Pledge to Stop Illegal Amazon Deforestation Wins Hero’s Welcome at COP27

Brazil’s president-elect is on his first international trip since beating President Jair Bolsonaro in elections last month

Six Companies Plan a Massive Planting Push in Brazil

The world’s largest pulp producer is among six companies aiming to plant millions of hectares of trees in Brazil, financed by the sale of carbon offsets

Lula’s New Term Gives the Amazon a Fighting Chance

Climate action wasn’t the main reason Brazilians voted in a new leader, but Lula might just allow the Amazon rainforest to keep its carbon locked away

Brazil Elections: How the Result Might Affect the Wider Latin American Landscape

Multilateral initiatives, the protection of the Amazon rainforest and changes in Mercosur could be some of the effects of the result of the October 2 presidential elections, depending on who wins

World is Watching Whether Brazil Will Halt Deforestation, Theresa May Says

According to the former British premier, emerging markets can shift to a green economy by changing their mindset to innovation and switching to a different path of economic growth

Climate Disasters in LatAm Imperil Global Food Security

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is also on the rise, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization

Amazon Deforestation Reaches a Record in New Blow to President Bolsonaro

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high in the first half, boosting concern that fires in the rainforest may jump as the dry season begins

Police Say Suspect Admits Killing British Writer, Brazilian Activist in Amazon

The main suspect in the case had taken authorities to a location in the western reaches of Brazil’s Amazon, a border region with Peru where “human remains” were recovered

Brazil, US Discuss Cooperation to Stop Illegal Trade of Amazon Timber

Environmental cooperation was the main topic in a meeting between Leite, Brazil’s Justice Minister Anderson Torres and John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, in Los Angeles

British Journalist, Human Rights Advocate Missing in Amazon After Receiving Threats

Dom Phillips, a regular contributor to the Guardian newspaper, and Bruno Araujo Pereira were last seen Sunday morning traveling in the state of Amazonas

Elon Musk Is in Brazil to Meet Bolsonaro and Talk About the Amazon and Connectivity

The world’s richest man will be received by Bolsonaro Friday at a hotel about 70 miles from Sao Paulo, the country’s financial capital

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