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.

Common goals on biofuels and climate change have led Brazil and China to forge a research collaboration.

Brazil has prepared its climate change plan, which is available for public consultation until the end of the month.

São Paulo will invest US$63 million in interdisciplinary research on global climate change and its impact on Brazil.

Brazilian scientists warn in a report that Brazil's agriculture could be severely affected by climate change in the coming years.

G8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.

Research indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.

Two new research papers indicate that biofuel production can carry an unrecognised cost by indirectly increasing carbon emissions.

Brazilian newspapers have increased their climate change coverage since the last quarter of 2006, finds a study published this month.

The use of fertilizers could cancel out biofuels' reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says an international research team.