Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday highlighting the devastation caused by illegal cattle ranching in the Brazilian rainforest, and especially its impact on Indigenous peoples in ...

Brazilian beef is responsible for nearly 25% of tropical habitat loss each year. But there is an environmentally and ...

In the Brazilian state of Para, deep in the Amazon, mile upon mile of deforested land flanks the dusty road. Pastureland ...

A crackdown on illegal cattle herds inside the Arariboia Indigenous Territory in Brazil has hit unexpected pushback that could make this the first area of its kind in the country to allow licensed ...

As Brazil prepares to host the UN’s climate conference next month, its coffee industry is under growing scrutiny for fuelling ...

BRASILIA, Brazil -- The removal of hundreds of cattle raised illegally on public land designated for sustainable forest use in Brazil's Amazon has sparked protests and divided residents, with some ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA, for ...

It’s especially problematic in Brazil — so much so that the European Union and United Kingdom have placed restrictions on ...

A report from environmental nonprofit Earthsight claims that leather hides sold to luxury fashion brands can be traced back to illegal cattle ranching and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. In a ...

The hoary fox is the only canine endemic to both the Cerrado biome and Brazil; it’s now trying to survive among cattle pastures and soy plantations. Other threats resulting from human contact include ...