Deforestation in 'Brazil's water tank' But it is Brazil's role as an agribusiness powerhouse that threatens the nature that provides it with so much water. Crops and pastures require vast amounts of ...

Mastering the wild takes more than courage, it demands genius techniques, deep respect for nature, and an understanding of animal behavior. Expert wildlife handlers use a mix of traditional knowledge ...

The United Nations Thursday created a new biosphere reserve in Brazil's Pantanal region, the planet's largest tropical wetland ecosystem. Biosphere reserves are protected ecosystems where priority ...

A single pod of brazil nuts can just about fit in a man's hand. But whenever a good-sized pod, like the ones in the National Museum of Natural History's South American exhibition, tumbles from its ...

University of Montreal professor Jean-Claude Moubarac, who helped devise the Brazilian guidelines, says, “These are not real foods. These are formulations of industrial substances and additives ...

Brazil’s fertiliser-related GHG emissions could increase by 89% by 2050, with similar growth in harmful water and air pollution if demand for fertiliser is not reduced. Planet Tracker analysis shows ...