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April 2005 photo of the Anapu region, 600 km from Belem in northern Brazil, showing a deforested portion of the Amazonian rain forest.

3,360 miles of forest cleared in Brazilian Amazon in 2013

June 18, 2018 at 8:39 a.m.

The destruction of the world's largest rainforest accelerated last year with a 29 percent spike in deforestation, according to final figures released by the Brazilian government on Wednesday that confirmed...

Brazil police, protesters clash as World Cup begins

August 25, 2021 at 12:42 a.m.

Brazilian police and protesters clashed on Thursday just hours before the opening game of the World Cup, injuring at least five people, although excitement began to build elsewhere as cheering,...

Brazil police, protesters clash as World Cup begins

August 22, 2019 at 9:13 a.m.

Brazilian police and protesters clashed on Thursday just hours before the opening game of the World Cup, injuring at least five people, although excitement began to build elsewhere as cheering,...

Brazil looks to swap World Cup publicity for carbon credits

August 24, 2021 at 11:02 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, looking to offset the carbon emissions generated by construction, travel and other activities related to hosting the 2014 Soccer World Cup, said on Tuesday it...

Costa Rica opposition group says to scrap 2021 carbon neutrality target

August 24, 2021 at 9:40 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Costa Rica's leading opposition group, PAC, expected to win a four-year presidential term next month, will drop the country's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2021, an...

BASIC group calls for adoption of “Kyoto 2” in Doha

August 23, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ministers from Brazil, India, China and South Africa called for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, the world's only treaty that forces countries to cut greenhouse...

BASIC group calls for adoption of “Kyoto 2” in Doha

December 24, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ministers from Brazil, India, China and South Africa called for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, the world's only treaty that forces countries to cut greenhouse...

Argentina slows climate action amid energy supply crisis

August 23, 2021 at 6:18 a.m.

SAO PAOLO, May 10 (Reuters Point Carbon) - While its Latin American neighbors move forward with national climate laws, Argentina is backsliding on actions to tackle its greenhouse gas emissions...

Argentina slows climate action amid energy supply crisis

December 24, 2018 at 3:04 a.m.

SAO PAOLO, May 10 (Reuters Point Carbon) - While its Latin American neighbors move forward with national climate laws, Argentina is backsliding on actions to tackle its greenhouse gas emissions...

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