Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities ...

Sao Paulo — As Brazil seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations’ climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image ...

BRASILIA, Brazil -- The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned ...

It’s yet another blow for the European Commission in its effort to get the anti-deforestation law up and running. The European Parliament is piling pressure on the European Commission to revise its ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has ...

One of the projects funded by taxpayers is a £52m road cutting through the Amazon jungle - Paul Grover Taxpayers are spending £200m on a scheme to help some of the world’s biggest companies achieve ...

Last year, the Brazilian government proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have been finalising details and garnering support. On Thursday, ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — As Brazil seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations’ climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that ...