Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian ...

A new study led by King's College London simulated the effects of various restoration policies to assess their impact on biodiversity and agricultural production. The simulation study highlights that ...

Before her husband died, Katia Abreu was a housewife who didn't know a cow from a bull. Today, she is a powerful rancher and senator who was named Brazil's next agriculture minister, a choice that has ...

PARANAÍTA, Brazil — Cattle are a huge problem. They’re the No. 1 threat to biodiversity and the No. 2 threat (after fossil fuels) to the climate. Their burps, farts and poop are major sources of ...

Following a campaign by environmentalists for greater transparency into the origins of beef, the government of leftwing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — which has overseen a significant drop in ...

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By Manuela Andreoni BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva fought back tears as global ...

The Terra do Meio Ecological Station comprises some 3.37 million hectares in the Brazilian Amazon state of Pará, and is home to hundreds of species – including some that are threatened with extinction ...

Zaqueu Belém Araújo cuts a leaf from an acai tree and skillfully folds and twists it, tying one end to the other to form a ...

As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, we are joined by one of Brazil’s most prominent scientists, ...

Brazil’s decision to approve oil drilling exploration near the Amazon River has raised concerns over the future of the ...