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The timing spoke volumes: just as Ecuador announced its historic decision to halt oil drilling in a sensitive Amazon rainforest reserve, Brazil trumpeted its massive fossil-fuel investment plans -- which include oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon river.

Click to expand Image Members of the Waorani Indigenous community demonstrate for peace, for nature and to promote a Yes vote in a referendum to end oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, August 14, 2023. 2023 Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images The people of Ecuador voted on Sunday to halt all current and future oil drilling in the heart of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. This comes after decades of organizing led by a coalition of Indigenous peoples, youth, and act...

By examining the consequences of extreme flooding in the past, researchers hope to gain insight into potential consequences of future floods.

The best time visit the city is in late summer and fall, when the crowds are thinning but the days are still balmy.

The shift underscores how Brazil is finally overcoming some of the infrastructure bottlenecks that have long made it hard to get its bountiful harvests to global markets.

The Federal Attorney General's Office asserts that the absence of the Sedimentary Area Environmental Assessment document should not hinder the licensing process.

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The International Space Station, at 250 miles above Earth, can see some of the world's most spectacular landmarks — both natural and man-made.

Temperatures high enough to cause “irreversible damage” to a plant’s ability to photosynthesise are now impacting a small portion of tropical forest leaves.

A major impact study that environmental authorities are demanding as a requirement isn’t necessary for the project, the attorney general’s office, or AGU, said in an opinion that was released on Tuesday.