A still controversial 2012 update to the Brazilian Forest Code that reduced the area required for legal reserves on rural private properties is endangering more than 15 million hectares (57,915 square ...

Suffering repeated changes, Brazil’s Forest Code regulates protected areas and forest management on private property, as well as commercialization of forest products. If a landholder exceeds the ...

Up to 15 million hectares of tropical rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon could lose protection and be clear-cut because of an article in the country's new Forest Code. The warning comes from Brazilian ...

The Anacortes City Council adopted an updated planning document for the city’s forest lands on Monday, May 4, while also considering a variety of new laws related to the forest lands. On Monday, May, ...