New monkey species found

Brazil is set to challenge the controversial us farm subsidy programme. It is likely to file a case with the World Trade Organisation (wto) regarding the farm bill that would deprive the

To conserve unprotected land as national parks and ecological reserves, Brazil recently cancelled thousands of false and undocumented land ownership claims in the Amazon region. The strictly

To harness its vast herbal wealth, Brazil has embarked upon mapping the huge untapped potential of its medicinal plants. An environmental agency of Brazil said it had created the country's

Their harvest having tested positive for the presence of genetically modified (gm) soya, the farmers of nine fields in southern Brazil may face trial by the public prosecutor's office. They may be

In view of the drought-triggered energy crisis, the government has proposed sweeping reforms that would increase state

In a bid to stop mahogony trade, a Brazilian government decree has suspended all forest management plans for logging mahogany in the states of Paro, Mato, Grosso and Acre. The announcement, approved

Rejecting environmental complaints lodged

The oil spill near