Scientists have warned that decisions of the Brazilian government to promote economic development threaten the environmental preservation.

Sustainable development must integrate solutions based on local knowledge and not just top-down tech transfer, a forum has heard.

Renewable energy production in the developing world is threatened by climate change, a Latin American study has found.

More than 90 per cent of Brazilians worry about the environment – but less than a fifth have changed consumption patterns, says a study.

The Brazilian Congress has approved a scaled-back version of its proposed 'Forest Code', disappointing scientists and environmentalists.

Brazil’s Public Ministry calls for construction of a hydroelectric plant to stop due to its environmental impact on indigenous groups.

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

Brazil's indigenous Suruí tribe has been formally certified to sell carbon credits for their work in preserving Amazonian forests.

Only 50% of the articles on REDD published in Brazilian newspapers between 2005 and 2009 dealt with locally relevant issues, a study shows.

A study has shown that fields of sugarcane, grown for biofuels, have less impact on air temperature than do other crops.

Two severe droughts in the Amazon not only reduced the capacity of the rainforest to absorb greenhouse gases, but increased its emissions.

A survey reveals that the majority of Brazilians are concerned about climate change but are optimistic about the future.

A cutting-edge computer will contribute to climate change research and the development of more accurate weather forecasts in Brazil.

Scientists have made progress towards understanding the effect of drought on the canopy cover in the Amazonian forest.

Programmes that cut emissions by halting deforestation could be negated by a rise in forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, says a study.

Disease control measures — not climate change — will be the crucial factor in malaria control, modellers say.

Brazil, China, India and South Africa have promised to increase climate science cooperation in the developing world.

The Brazilian parliament has taken a step further towards approving a fund for reducing the impacts of global warming on the country.

Inspired by the IPCC, the Brazilian government has created a panel for evaluating important climate-change related issues.