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ALTO ACARÁ, Brazil — With trembling hands, Raimundo Serrão lights candles for his grandmother at the Livramento Cemetery’s cross on the Day of the Dead because he couldn’t find her grave. Serrão and others in the area say one of the country’s leading palm oil exporters has buried it under palm crops. “They have planted […]

What is being done in Brazil to push sustainable agricultural production? Find out what Grace Galler learnt at the Brazilian Embassy…

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election on October 30, 2022—and his appearance at the COP27 summit on November

The bioeconomy is an economic model that presents several pathways for low-carbon, sustainable and prosperous future for the Amazon.

Will a Lula victory be better for the climate than anything that happens at COP27? Deforestation in the Amazon and prospects for change

Soy cultivation and cattle ranching are two of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. But instead of clearing more forest area for farmland, what if soy was grown on unused pastureland? That’s what a recently published study sought to model. It found that deforestation could be eliminated and carbon emissions slashed if […]

Jair Bolsonaro’s loss shows what a united opposition can achieve.

If its new president-elect keeps his promises to safeguard the rainforest, Brazil could have a major impact on the global fight against climate change.

The victory for the leftist former steelworker, who led the country before going to prison four years ago, shows how populist authoritarians can be beaten.

The president-elect signals rainforest protection will be a top priority.