Brazil

Karla Mendes – MongaBay – Creative Commons Brazilian authorities announced the seizure of almost 29 tons of shark fins, exposing the extent of what they described as illegal fishing in…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A proposition has been sanctioned by legislators in Brazil, which critics contend will undermine the rights of Indigenous lands and environmental conservation. The approval on…

by Jenny Gonzales – MongaBay – Creative Commons Chemicals created to kill agricultural pests are being sprayed by aircraft into native forest areas. Glyphosate and 2,4-D, among others, cause the trees…

by Maxwell Radwin – MongaBay – Creative Commons A new bill in the U.S. congress would create legislation to prohibit agricultural commodities like palm oil, cattle, soybeans, rubber, pulp and cocoa…

by Suzana Camargo – MongaBay – Creative Commons New study addresses the effects of fires on biodiversity loss in the world’s largest forest during the last two decades. Researchers measured the…

Liz Kimbrough – MongaBay – Creative Commons There have been 267 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, burning more than 105,000 hectares (260,000 acres) — an area roughly the…

Maurício Angelo – MongaBay – Creative Commons A breakthrough report has mapped out all the raids carried out to rescue people working in slave-labor conditions in mines across Brazil since…

by Débora Pinto – Translated by Maya Johnson – MongaBay – Creative Commons A series of bills being deliberated in Brazil threatens to legalize illegally occupied land, change demarcation rules for…

Liz Kimbrough – MongaBay – Creative Commons According to a study published today in Nature, the Brazilian Amazon is emitting more carbon than it captures. This study is the first…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – Two college students from Chile and another nine from Brazil have filed a lawsuit that alleges an Iowa community college conspired with businesses in the area…