By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Beef production is the leading driver of agriculture-linked deforestation, ...

Since 2023, Brazil has been pushing a new idea to finance the conservation of global tropical forests: Instead of directly donating money to Indigenous and conservation groups, nations and investors ...

At Arapyaú, founded 17 years ago by Brazilian entrepreneur Guilherme Leal, Piazzon oversees programs on climate, forests, and the bio-economy. The foundation was one of the first in Brazil to make ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Brazil on Friday unveiled a proposal at the COP28 climate summit to set up a global fund to finance forest conservation that it hopes can raise $250 billion from sovereign wealth ...

Forest destruction in Brazil and Colombia fell "steeply" between 2022 and 2023, according to data from the University of Maryland's GLAD Lab that has been shared on the World Resources Institute's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil’s new multi-billion dollar fund for forest conservation, launched at COP30, is far short of its initial fundraising target, ...

The forests of the world are teeming with life, from the towering trees down to the microscopic organisms that quietly recycle and refuel the soil. That’s why clearing forests leads to biodiversity ...

Explore Sustainable Community Development in the Heart of the Brazilian Rainforests! Ready for an unforgettable journey? Embark on a houseboat adventure down the Rio Negro (which becomes the mighty ...

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. Their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the Environment plenary session of the Brics summit at ...