Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will raise their standard of living ...

Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 ...

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane highway - Avenida Liberdade - through the protected Amazon rainforest has ...

New data provided by researchers from the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and environmental ...

A Brazilian biologist is now working to make the rainforest safer for the many primate species that call it home, CNN ...

The project, expected to soon break ground, has an estimated cost of $2.5 billion. It is planned near the mouth of the Madeira River, which flows into the Amazon River. The build-out will include ...

Potassium Mining Project in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Divides Indigenous Tribe LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s ...