Brazil

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

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 the…

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

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

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

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

Maurício Angelo – MongaBay – Creative CommonsA breakthrough report has mapped out all the raids carried out to rescue people working in slave-labor conditions in mines across Brazil since 2008.A…

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

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

(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…