Brazil’s largest Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9.

Brazil has become a global powerhouse when it comes to agriculture. Yet there's friction in the country's rural heartland: Cattle ranchers and... Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view shows deforestation near a forest on the border between Amazonia and Cerrado in Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso state, ...

SAO PAULO (AP) – The government of Brazil’s jungle state of Para says Indians raided and torched a police outpost, apparently retaliating for the release of suspects in the recent murder of a member ...

A recent study found that collectors of seeds of native plant species in Brazil lack the legal framework needed to achieve the nation’s large-scale reforestation goal. Last month, Brazil announced a ...