The document, based on Prodes satellite imagery, found that deforestation in areas which should have been protected by the Government increased 79% under Bolsonaro, compared to data from 2016 to 2018.

He said the institute was smearing Brazil's reputation abroad by publishing data showing a dramatic increase in deforestation there. The far-right president said he wanted to meet with the head of ...

Widespread deforestation has taken place in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Education allows the population to become more skilled and qualified, which in turn allows more people to gain formal ...

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

Brazil's Federal Police arrested a businessman ... Pará in a police operation against fraudulent land registrations for deforestation. The police investigation indicated that the businessman ...

Deforestation is a major man-made source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is especially significant in countries with large tropical forests, including Brazil and Indonesia as well as countries in ...