A group led by University of São Paulo (USP) researchers in Brazil has described a new genus of frogs, Dryadobates, also ...

Nestle announced on Thursday environmental restoration projects in partnership with reforestation startup re.green and chocolatier Barry Callebaut in Brazil, seeking to plant millions of trees in ...

The Amazon rainforest -- considered one of the world's most important climate regulators - continues to face serious threats ...

Keith Tuffley sees reason to hope for progress on preserving one of Earth’s most powerful defenses against climate change.

Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60% higher than average of the last four decades, said a report ...

From the iconic Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain to the golden sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, and the lush Tijuca Forest, experience the vibrant spirit of Brazil's most famous city from ...

Following a deadly yellow fever outbreak in 2016, brown howler monkeys are slowly making a recovery through targeted vaccination and reintroduction efforts in one of the world’s largest urban ...

Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...

The rainforest that once covered around 15% of Brazil has shrunk by more than three-quarters. However, initiatives are multiplying, notably to reforest Rio de Janeiro.