CARAJÁS, Brazil — Jefferson Sousa could have been eking out a living at the expense of the Amazon forest, working on a cattle ranch like his father. “It was all I knew, it was what kept our family ...

Ipê trees could be on the brink of extinction despite international pressure on Brazil Resilient, rare, and incredibly lucrative on international markets, ipê trees are the unlucky bellwethers of ...

Sustainable forest management plans in the Brazilian Amazon are intended to ensure compliance with strict environmental rules, but many are used fraudulently as cover for illegal logging, according to ...

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing as carbon dioxide levels have risen, meaning these larger trees play a more important role in determining whether the ...