GENEVA - UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over Brazil's General Environmental Licensing Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies ...

The Brazilian Climate Minister, Marina Silva, said that the Bill “totally ignored that we are in a climate emergency” and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called upon Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved ...

A last-minute proposal to revise the European Union’s sweeping antideforestation law has conservationists worried about yet ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that dismantles environmental licensing and poses serious ...

The approval of a bill that weakens environmental rules for mining, infrastructure and agricultural projects has raised ...

Lawmakers approved a bill that weakens Brazil’s environmental licensing framework, which creates self-approving licensing and hands decisions to local politicians. The new law eases critical impact ...

As it prepares to host the next round of UN climate talks in November, the environment – and frontline activists – are facing ...