Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River ...

Satellite imagery helps to identify two hotspots of deforestation in the Atlantic Forest along Brazil’s eastern coast.

Avoid the crowded beaches of Rio de Janeiro and head to this idyllic island instead, where you'll find quiet beaches, jungle ...

Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra was recognized by the Whitley Fund for Nature for her pioneering work to build and monitor ...

Scientists examined satellite images of the Brazilian biome from 2010 to 2020. The results indicate that over 186,000 ha of ...

This Valentine’s Day, millions of pounds worth of chocolate will be exchanged as gifts, but climate change and biodiversity ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies ...

Here, we present a case study on FLR in the context of a global biodiversity hotspot—the Brazilian Atlantic Forest ... SJ is abundant in forest cover, has a rich aquatic ecosystem, and one of the ...

Forests flanking Brazil ... the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for millions of years, new research shows. The two rainforests are separated by hundreds of miles of dry forest and savanna ...

(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) Cut logs and wooden boards lie in an area opened by illegal loggers within the Renascer Reserve in the Amazon rainforest in Prainha, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 22, 2019.

The world's biggest iceberg is on the loose and is threatening to collide with a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, scientists warned this week. Known as A23a ...