Environment

Indigenous people show a deforested area inside the Amazon rainforest REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazil’s Anti-green Ultra-conservative Legislature Is a Threat to the Amazon

Brazil’s stewardship of the world’s largest tropical forest has long ignited acrimony. If frontier ...

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Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis
An invasive lionfish at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. G. P. Schmahl/NOAA, CC BY

Arrival of Voracious Lionfish to Brazilian Waters Is a Threat of an Ecological Disaster

Brazil’s coastal waters teem with a rich array of species that paint a living ...

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Osmar J. Luiz
An indigenous man participates in a modeling exercise run by Conexsus in Mato Grosso, Brazil - Conexsus/Handout

Rich in Forests, Brazil Is Trying to Build a Strong Bioeconomy

Alongside the Brazilian Amazon’s vast soy and cattle ranching economy – a major driver ...

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Laurie Goering and Fabio Teixeira
This young jaguar’s “portrait” was captured by a remote camera. Image © Steve Winter/National Geographic/Big Cat Voices.

Lula’s Victory as President Brings Hope that Jaguars Will Once Again Thrive in Brazil’s Pantanal

We cruised the murky brown shallows of the Corixo Negro, the Black Channel, in ...

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Sharon Guynup
Markus Reuter by Hajo Müller

Protecting Brazil’s Mata Atlântica Turns into a Musical Adventure

Markus Reuter is a renowned German-born musician, composer, record producer and educator, whose work ...

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Ana Kruger
Observer's cartoonist Chris Riddel Gets Inspired by the Amazon

How Does a British Cartoonist See the Political Change in Brazil

Max Bono talks with Chris Riddell at Lucca Comics and Games, in Italy Great ...

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Max Bono
Dani Silva, center, alongside Francineide Ferreira dos Santos and Raimunda Gomes da Silva. All three were expelled from their land. | Pablo Albarenga

For Dani, Defending the Amazon Is Defending the Planet’s Life

Some 40 kilometers from the Brazilian city of Altamira, ‘Photograph Belo Monte’ is written ...

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Pablo Albarenga and Francesc Badia I Dalmases
People skilled with weapons, sometimes linked to the state, use violence to ensure illicit activities. Giuseppe Flandoli/Shutterstock

The Future of the Amazon and the World Climate Is in the Hands of the Brazilian Militias

The future of the environmental agenda is on a collision course with Brazil’s violent ...

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Nicholas Pope
People hold signs during a vigil following the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Fired from His Work with Indians, Vanished Amazon Expert Bruno Pereira Had Gone Back to the Field

Sent to a desk job after President Jair Bolsonaro’s election, indigenous protector Bruno Pereira ...

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Andre Cabette Fabio
Land grabs put the rainforest at risk by increasing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

How Brazil Is Privatizing Public Forests and Opening the Door for More Deforestation

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also ...

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Gabriel Cardoso Carrero, Cynthia S. Simmons and Robert T. Walker