Dan Nepstad

A muddy river runs through a green landscape. On one side are trees and a dense forest; the other is bare.

Brazil’s new president targets Amazon rainforest, Indigenous peoples

Environment

On his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gave the Ministry of Agriculture provisional power over territories belonging to Indigenous peoples and the descendants of runaway slaves — much of which is located in the Amazon rainforest.

Amazon deforestation

Brazil’s winning on the soccer field — and in battling climate change

Environment

Drought in the Amazon

Brazilian Drought