Bats play a key role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems as pollinators, seed dispersers and insect pest ...

Three capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) died from rabies on Anchieta Island in the municipality of Ubatuba, São Paulo ...

Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and ...

The Amazon rainforest, the most extensive rainforest on Earth ... Animals are also susceptible to the venom of the Brazilian Wandering Spider. Small animals, such as mice and birds, are often preyed ...

The next United Nations climate conference will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread ...

BRASILIA – Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressure from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut down trees and expand agriculture.

(AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest ...

Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressures from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut forest and expand agriculture as much as ...

Together with our partner organizations from Brazil, we were in Brussels at the end of November to stop EU funding for a planned rail and port project in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil – with success ...

Policy changes in Brazil that have disincentivized ... That's because forest clearance reduces habitat for other plants and animals, which may bring them into closer contact with humans.