Assintecal promotes Brazilian biomaterials and artisans, exporting products through projects like Respira Acre at global ...

The country's plan to combat deforestation, Planaveg 2.0, relies heavily on native seeds to meet their goal of reforesting 30 million acres over the next five years. Brazil doesn't currently have ...

the sole archaeologist that Brazil’s Iphan institute of cultural heritage has in the state of Acre to protect the sites. “They’ve lasted for more than 2,000 years and we’re going to ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit. Belém, which is set to host ...

Last week many a land-hungry U.S. citizen thought that he had found a frontier where land is so cheap that a few cents buys an acre. The new frontier is in Brazil, where a giant land development ...

A 2013 satellite view of a settlement of uncontacted people in Acre, Brazil. Satellite image by Digital Globe Robert Walker is making innovative use of satellite imagery to assess the last ...

URBANA, Ill. — Brazil's soybean yield growth and potential new acreage opportunities could have impacts on U.S. farmers. A major competitor for U.S. commodities, Brazil leads the world in ...