Environment

American biologist Philip Martin Fearnside

The Future of the World Is at Stake in Belém, Brazil

Amazon and climate scientists agree: The largest rainforest area in the world is on ...

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Norbert Suchanek
Brazilian cattle farmer Ellen Marina sees the EU-Mercosur agreement as an opportunity Image: Nádia Pontes

Mercosur-EU: A Tale Of Two Cattle Breeders, One in Brazil, the Other in Belgium

In the Belgian city of Ciney — a good hour’s drive away from Brussels ...

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Nadia Pontes and Lucia Schulten
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