“These results highlight the scale of the challenge in combating illegal deforestation in Brazil’s largest and most pressured biomes,” Vinicius Salgueiro of ICV’s Territorial Intelligence Unit said in ...

A total of 23 goals have been set to promote the regeneration of Brazil's biomes. The first goal focuses on reducing biodiversity loss and is divided into two key components. One addresses spatial ...

The vegetation here is largely grasses. Brazil has six biomes. The largest biome is the Amazon rainforest in the north. The smallest biomes are the Pantanal and Pampas towards the south and west.

By Shanna Hanbury A new species of parrot snake lay undetected for nearly nine years in a scientific collection in Brazil. It ...

According to a study released Friday by MapBiomas, a website that gathers data and information on Brazilian biomes, from the soil to the Amazon, including mining, fire, and water, illegal mining ...

The Pantanal has also lost about 80% of its surface water since 1985, more than any other Brazilian biome. The growth of industrial soya bean farming has driven demand for a waterway, to transport ...

Brazil's Petrobras has obtained approval from the country's environmental agency to clear corals from the underside of the ...

The new President promised to evict invaders from Indigenous territories and protect the Amazon Rainforest and all Brazilian biomes. The raids and assistance to the Yanomami finally arrived in 2023.

Brazilian legislation requires farmers to protect certain percentages of their land in different regions in Brazil, according to University of Michigan research scientist Thiago Gonçalves-Souza. Farms ...

Although not yet widespread, the incidence of certain plant species endemic to Brazilian biomes is declining, according to the climatologist, "including those adapted to thrive in dry and hot ...