Central and South America
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report
More than 1.11 million hectares of forest were destroyed in Brazil's Cerrado region in 2023.
Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon
Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What responsibility do states...
BP, Shell and EOG vie for acreage in Trinidad’s oil and gas auction
Trinidad and Tobago received six bids from BP, Shell and US shale producer EOG Resources on four blocks to explore for oil and...
Brazil surpasses Belgium as top export market for Chinese EVs
Exports of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars to Brazil soared 13-fold year-on-year to 40,163 units in April, according to Chinese data.
Chile firefighter, forest official linked to wildfires that killed 130
Chile, Argentina and other parts of South America's southern cone have faced a severe heat wave, something experts say will become more common...
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
Mangroves slow sea water's advance into riverbeds during storm surges by soaking it up, and protects the land by stabilizing soil that otherwise...
Ex-regulator confirmed as new chief of Brazil’s Petrobras
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, confirmed former regulator Magda Chambriard as its new chief executive Friday, 10 days after left-wing President Luiz Inacio...
Brazil’s Petrobras approves Chambriard as new CEO
Petrobras said its board of directors have approved the nomination of Magda Chambriard as the company's new Chief Executive
Heavy rains return to southern Brazil, flooding Porto Alegre
Record flooding over the past month in southern Brazil has killed 163 people and displaced around 600,000 more.
Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding
After devastating floods in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state will need to rebuild in a way that reduces...
