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While Brazil’s presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and environmentalists say the winner of Sunday’s race could determine whether, and ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988
The data underscore the success of Brazil's renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An upcoming election's outcome could threaten the gains.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado savanna at lowest rate ever recorded
By Shanna Hanbury As Brazilians head to the polls to vote in a runoff election, Amazon deforestation is also on the ballot. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) find ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Amazon fires blanket northern Brazil in smoke, disrupt daily life
A new wave of wildfires have struck in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with more than 1,900 fire hotspots reported so far in October, authorities said.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Indigenous voters in Brazil's Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportation
Voters in Amazonas state will choose a governor and president in Sunday's runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and son of former ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Fires Surge in Brazil's Amazon, Fueled by El Niño and Climate Change
AUTAZES, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - El Niño, climate change and human activity are fueling a surge in fires deep in Brazil's Amazon this month, as firefighters race to contain blazes whose smoke ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine
Brazil's Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil's Indigenous voters deep in Amazon struggle to cast ballots
Brazilian prosecutors and Indigenous organizations are pushing for transportation guarantees for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s election ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil’s Amazonas Declares Fire Emergency in 36 Towns
Brazil's Amazonas state declared a fire emergency in 36 towns on 10 October as smoke covered Manaus. Federal aircraft and 290 firefighters are arriving.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to all-time low
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, according to data released by Brazilian space research agency Inpe on Friday.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazonas state worsen air quality in Manaus
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAO PAULO (AP) — Smoke from wildfires disrupted daily life in Brazil's largest Amazon region city of Manaus on Friday as the ...