Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

Brazil has struggled with water scarcity from the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands. For the past four years, the ...

In 2023, hydro-electricity accounted for nearly half of Brazil's installed energy capacity, and more than 60% of its total ...

Home to the largest river in the world by volume, the Amazon, Brazil holds about 12% of global freshwater reserves. As a ...

Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s capital, demanding the state guarantee and expand ...

Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, yesterday, following a 2,700km overland ...

Reforestation startup Mombak has secured 100 million reais ($17.8 million) in a deal with Santander Brasil and Brazilian ...

The 35-year-old African elephant arrived ‘in perfect health’ and will remain in an outdoor shed while she begins to adapt to ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous ...