Google to buy carbon credits from massive Amazonian reforestation project
Google announced Thursday it is buying 200,000 metric tons of carbon removal from Mombak, a forest restoration company…
As COP30 climate talks open in Brazil, poor people have the most at stake
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers,…
Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Interpol and partners launched a global law enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at dismantling criminal…
Brazil’s president calls for investigation after 121 killed in police operation against gang: “There was a massacre”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that the police operation against a powerful criminal faction…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this…
Brazilian police say death toll in huge police raid on drug gang in Rio rises to 119
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of…
Brazilian police raid gang in Rio, leaving at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking…
Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes “could be wiped out” in 10 years, report says. Here’s what to know.
From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being…
Donald Trump Deflects Tensions With Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by Blasting ‘Boring’ Reporters
Donald Trump brushed off another world leader’s frustration over their marathon press conference by telling journalists they were…
Tariffs and weather take a toll on US coffee prices
It’s getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix. The average U.S. price of a pound…