A pledge from the Brazilian president to pave a road that runs through the Amazon rainforest is prompting ... just several miles from a number of logging areas, a human rights group said.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in ... showed the need for a new strategy to combat the illegal logging, mining and land grabbing which he said were to blame.

Those gangs operate at the nexus of drug trafficking, illegal logging and illegal ... preserved regions of the rainforest.

and helped protect the rainforest from illegal logging. It generates approximately BRL 275,000 in annual revenue, benefiting more than 500 people and helping preserve Brazil's Amazon rainforest ...

Rapid tree loss in the Amazon region, driven mainly by unsustainable farming, mining and logging, undermines the rainforest's ability to absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide. It has also affected ...

A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build sustainable livelihoods. With support from Health In ...

But this vital global resource is being depleted at an alarming rate, as illegal and legal logging destroys more than 32 million acres of rainforest each year. 1 Rainforest Connection, a San ...

A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

The initiative has created new income opportunities, improved nutrition for riverside children, and helped protect the rainforest from illegal logging. It generates approximately BRL 275,000 in annual ...