How leather seats in luxury SUVs fuel Amazon deforestation VIEW
An examination of Brazil’s immense tannery industry shows how hides from illegally deforested ranches can easily reach the global marketplace. In the United States, much...
There’s a global plan to conserve nature. Indigenous people could lead the way. VIEW
Native peoples, often among the most effective stewards of nature, are often disregarded in the planning of global conservation efforts. But for generations, they have...
Rio’s huge carnival parade is canceled, and the city is reeling VIEW
Faced with a pandemic that has killed more than 142,000 people — second only to the U.S. — Rio residents are being deprived of the...
Bolsonaro, isolated and defiant, dismisses coronavirus threat to Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has called the coronavirus a “measly cold,” is the sole major world leader continuing to question the merits of...
As Latin America shuts down to fight virus, Brazil and Mexico are holdouts VIEW
The leaders of the region’s two largest nations — Mexico and Brazil — have largely dismissed the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic and have resisted...
With Amazon ablaze, Brazil faces global backlash: ‘Lungs of the Earth are in flames’
Forest fires are common in Brazil during this time of the year, which tends to be cooler and drier. But the number now raging in...