Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm
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Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change.
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Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
15 Oct 2025
Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks in the Amazon next month.
MPs across Latin America unite to stop fossil fuels in the Amazon
14 Oct 2025
A network of more than 900 lawmakers presented the results of a parliamentary investigation into the phaseout of fossil fuels in the Amazon at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasília.
Brazil implores businesses to attend COP30 climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash
5 Sep 2025
November's COP30 summit comes at a precarious time for climate action, as companies back away from environmental initiatives, and attacks on green energy by President Trump.
Lessons from the Incas: How llamas, terraces and trees could help the Andes survive climate change
28 Aug 2025
New research suggests solutions may lie in environmental knowledge that the Incas and their predecessors developed centuries ago.
Amazon nations pledge support for Brazil's COP30 rainforest fund
27 Aug 2025
The fund will be backed by an initial, one-time $25-billion contribution from donor nations, along with $100 billion in private funds.
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
22 Aug 2025
Many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt the election will bring progress in stopping deforestation, wildfires or pollution in the Amazon.
Leaders should put the Amazon at the heart of a new green economy
21 Aug 2025
OPINION: Amazon nations meeting in Colombia can bring unified, bold commitments to COP30 – and define a model that prioritises people and planet through long-term prosperity.
Brazil's Lula vetoes parts of environment bill pushed by the opposition that could harm the Amazon
13 Aug 2025
Brazil’s president has vetoed parts of a controversial congressional bill that sought to loosen the country’s environmental licensing rules.
BP makes its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil
6 Aug 2025
BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery of the past 25 years off the coast of Brazil as it continues to shift its focus away from renewables and back to fossil fuels.
