Pesticide contamination continues to spread into protected areas, as documented by a study in Brazil of epilithic biofilms.

Peer-reviewed research on Brazil’s Cerrado biome is sharpening the picture of where some of the region’s most carbon-dense soils are found. A study published in the Journal of South American Earth ...

Stretching from northeastern Brazil, down along the Atlantic coastline, he Atlantic Forest is a vital global biodiversity hot spot.

In Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, the country’s agricultural heartland, vast stretches of lush Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna give way to seemingly endless fields of soy. Located in a transition ...

As Beijing endures the lingering winter, the silver screen is heating things up with tropical tales from Brazil's Amazon rainforest. The Brazil film festival, Amazon: A Forest on Screen, runs at ...

The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

Brazil’s Cerrado wetlands store huge amounts of carbon deep in peaty soils, revealing a powerful but overlooked climate ally.

The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils ...

The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing massive amounts of carbon in its trees and soils, helping regulate the global ...

The forests of the world are teeming with life, from the towering trees down to the microscopic organisms that quietly ...

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