The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Brazil is offering to host a regional summit in early August to renew the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), bringing together countries containing parts of the Amazon rainforest along with senior officials from the U.S. and France.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Protected Indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, saving around $2 billion annually in healthcare costs for treating respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published Thursday.

Paris (AFP) - Rainforests on Indigenous lands in Brazil's Amazon protect millions of people from heart and lung diseases by absorbing pollution and save $2 billion a year in healthcare costs, researchers said in a study published Thursday, urging increased protection against deforestation.

Indigenous communities condemned Lisa Kenny’s visit, claiming company is operating on illegally deforested land

A Supreme Court judge backed a government move to crack down on illegal gold mining in Brazil, suspending a legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller.

Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissions

From eye-popping nature and wildlife experiences to carnival, beaches and much more besides, Brazil is a feast for the senses

Artist Alastair Barford said he wanted to capture Charles’s warmth and sensitivity in the oil painting

Artist Alastair Barford said he wanted to capture Charles’s warmth and sensitivity in the oil painting.

Poor internet and logistical problems frustrate hearing into Amazon killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling enforcement of environmental laws and turning a blind eye to land grabbing. It…