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President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Dec. 3, 2019.

President Trump's Tariffs Shake the World Economy—Once Again

The Trump administration went on offense again this month on a number of in...

The Trump administration went on offense again this month on a number of international trade disputes. On Dec. 2, the U.S. President tweeted his intention to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a speech during the Brazil-China Business Seminar in Beijing on October 25, 2019. (Photo by Madoka Ikegami-Pool via Getty Images)

Brazil’s President Blames Leonardo DiCaprio Donations for Amazon Fires

This news follows a police raid of two nonprofit groups in the Amazonian st...

This news follows a police raid of two nonprofit groups in the Amazonian state of Para

A seat turtle swimming off the coast of Arraial Do Cabo, Brazil

Oil Is Killing Brazil’s Turtles. No One Knows Where It’s From

The massive spill has already spread along the coasts of all nine states in...

The massive spill has already spread along the coasts of all nine states in Brazil’s northeast.

Benki Piyãnko in his village, Apiwtxa, explaining about his work with agroforestry systems

'It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.' A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Am...

As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Amazon seen across the skies of Brazil in August "helped illuminate something the world can no longer ignore." On the front lines...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivers a speech during the International Youth Day celebration at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on August 16, 2019.

Bolsonaro Says He Won't Accept $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires Unless Macron Apologizes

Jair Bolsonaro is rejecting $20 million in immediate aid funding pledged by...

Jair Bolsonaro is rejecting $20 million in immediate aid funding pledged by world leaders at the G7 summit to fight fires in the Amazon.

A fire in Amazonia, Brazil, in August, 1989

Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades. The Stakes Are Now Higher Than Ever

Brazil's space research agency reported that a record number of fires have ...

Brazil's space research agency reported that a record number of fires have broken out in the forest this year

A tract of Amazon jungle burning as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Amazonas state, Brazil on Aug. 20.

Tensions Simmer Between Brazil and Europe Over Amazon Deforestation

A fight is brewing over the lungs of the planet. Since taking office in Jan...

A fight is brewing over the lungs of the planet. Since taking office in January, Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has overseen a surge in logging in the vast Amazon rain forest--and on Aug. 15,...

President Trump's Tariffs Shake the World Economy—Once Again

Brazil’s President Blames Leonardo DiCaprio Donations for Amazon Fires

Oil Is Killing Brazil’s Turtles. No One Knows Where It’s From

'It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.' A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

Bolsonaro Says He Won't Accept $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires Unless Macron Apologizes

Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades. The Stakes Are Now Higher Than Ever

Tensions Simmer Between Brazil and Europe Over Amazon Deforestation

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