by FABIANO MAISONNAVE | The Seattle Times

August 6, 2022 at 5:10 am

Man who destroyed vast forest wins demise of park

In a move that shocked environmentalists, the state government of Mato Grosso has given up a legal battle to protect a state park located in... Updated 8:26 am

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FILE – Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on Aug. 23, 2020. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for a six month period during the first half of 2022. The pattern in Brazil is that criminals seize public land with the expectation that the areas will be legalized for agriculture or cattle-raising in the future. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) CLI101 CLI101

July 12, 2022 at 6:32 am

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits tragic record in 2022

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for a six month period during the first half of 2022, a sign of increasing destruction during...

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FILE – Secretary General of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil Leonardo Steiner, speaks in Brasilia, Brazil, March 13, 2013. When Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on Aug. 27, the Brazilian clergyman will make history as the first cardinal to come from the Amazon. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) CLI101 CLI101

July 1, 2022 at 5:05 am

Pope appoints first cardinal from Amazon rainforest

The Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner will make history as the first Cardinal to come from the Amazon.

June 25, 2022 at 11:23 am

New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest VIEW

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first elected leftist president, will take office in August with ambitious proposals to halt the record-high deforestation rates in the Amazon.

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May 25, 2022 at 3:09 pm

Brazil toughens environmental fines in reaction to a lawsuit

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Tuesday that creates stricter rules against environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest, such as fraud in timber licensing.