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Lessons from Brazil could have wider implications for global food production
Amid the dire news of fires and deforestation, a new reserve is promoting sustainability
Soyabean farmers add nutrients to the soil that benefit their livestock peers
Front organisations backed by politicians are responsible for land grabs and deforestation
Much like oil before it, realising the economic potential requires research, investment and oversight
Pressure mounts for Brazilian companies to become more compliant with ESG standards
Kingpins seeking quick profit benefit from president’s pursuit of development and votes
Legal battles in national park pit local communities against government and oil companies
Formed more than 30m years ago, the Amazon basin acts as one of the few remaining natural bulwarks against climate change. This report explores why and how the Amazon matters to the entire world and what can be done to conserve it for future generations
Businesses and investors call on government to continue to back moratorium signed in 2006
Environment minister Ricardo Salles calls for $12bn in aid and rejects boycott threat
The fight against deforestation in Bolsonaro's Brazil is also a fight against criminal networks and corruption
Campaign to tout green credentials could be undercut by Bolsonaro’s clashes with Europe
While deforestation has surged under Bolsonaro, scientists are racing to find ways to conserve the rainforest
Sustainable land use is the best way to prevent deforestation
Diplomacy, businesses and consumers all have a role to play
The best chance of saving forests is to make them more valuable to their host countries
In pristine forest beyond the wildfires, the Kayapo are holding out against the ranchers
Forest blazes put in doubt socialist leader’s credentials as protector of ‘Mother Earth’
Move comes as western brands reported to have stopped buying Brazilian products
Brazil’s president weighs up fate of G7 package for fires amid war of words with French counterpart
G7 nations agree to $20m in aid to extinguish fires raging in the ‘lung of the planet’
Mercosur ‘cows for cars’ accord will worsen deforestation, detractors claim
US group’s report comes as Bolsonaro’s environmental policies face scrutiny in Brazil
Researchers warn many of the region’s biological assets are at risk of being lost forever
