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The fire in the Blue Zone of the UN climate conference forced evacuations and stalled negotiations as the summit nears its end with many agreements yet to be made.

In a conversation with Luciana Julião, environment editor at The Conversation Brasil, during COP30 in Belém, Fiocruz researcher and environmental health specialist Sandra Hacon explained why the integration of climate, environment and health has guided her research for two decades. Hacon has a background in biology and ecology and is…

President Donald Trump eliminated tariffs on certain Brazilian exports in a move aimed at tackling soaring grocery prices, amid progress on trade negotiations with the South American nation.

Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment

Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as part of a long-running conservation program. The reserve, home to an egg-laying area for the species within an integral protection zone, plays a crucial…

Event thrown into confusion and 13 treated for smoke inhalation after conference centre evacuated

A US$125 billion rainforest fund is being hailed as a flagship announcement from the 2025 UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The goal is noble: this is essentially a trust fund that will pay countries to keep their tropical forests standing. But its core idea was tried 30 years ago,…

Blaze disrupts UN climate talks in Brazil at critical time, with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he is ready to fight for transition roadmap despite opposition from some states

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed unchanged, and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +0.10 (+0.02%). Sugar prices settled little changed on Thursday as they consolidated recent gains. On Wednesday, sugar prices rose to 3.5-week highs on positive carryover from Tuesday, when...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Thursday closed up +1.80 (+0.48%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed up +115 (+2.55%). Coffee prices settled higher on Thursday, with robusta up sharply at a 2-week high. Thursday's dollar weakness prompted some short covering in arabica coffee, while weather concerns in...