In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

Brazilian environmental officials have followed a zero-fire strategy for land management in the Cerrado savanna in central ...

Brazil's highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing ...
Newsday

Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat

SAO PAULO — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation in the Amazon, and indeed it has. When the next official annual ...
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Brazil boosts budget and number of firefighters amid strong El Niño forecast

By Shanna Hanbury Brazil has increased wildfire spending and has hired a record number of federal firefighters in ...
Yahoo

As Brazil Cracks Down on Forest Clearing, Emissions Fall

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian law enforcement destroys equipment used by deforesters. Wallace Lopes / IBAMA Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in ...
The Hill

Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat

SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation in the Amazon, and indeed it has. When the next official ...