By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Almost 98% of the farms that are blocked by Brazil's "Soy Moratorium," a corporate agreement ...

A recent study reveals that 98% of farms barred by Brazil's Soy Moratorium illegally cleared land in Mato Grosso, sparking ...

Potholes in a farm access road force trucks and vehicles to deviate from their lanes, increasing the risk of accidents, in the rural area of the Rio Branco, Acre state, Brazil, Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a landmark deal signed two decades ago aimed at slowing deforestation.The ...

The Amazon rainforest is often known as the "Lungs of the World" (Eoneren/Getty Images) Now, things have begun to change. Legislation from the state of Mato Grosso, in central-west Brazil, has ...

Global grains traders signed on to the moratorium voluntarily more than a decade ago, agreeing not to buy soy from Amazon areas deforested after 2008. But farmers complain that is far more ...

NOVA CANAA DO NORTE, Brazil — Walking on a dusty field of cut rice that was once rainforest, researcher Flavio Wruck explains how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its ...

Women near Colombia’s Amazon Rainforest highly value trees on their small livestock farms. Better integration of what motivates farmers to conserve the environment could improve the odds for ...

Soy farming is one of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon.

Business Science Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left Nov. 16, 2023 at 7:27 am Updated Nov. 16, 2023 at 8:25 am By CHRISTINA LARSON ...