Planting trees along roads is usually considered one of the easiest measures that a city can take to combat global warming and air pollution, while also making urban areas greener. However, a recent ...

Scientists affiliated with the National Space Research Institute (INPE) in Brazil have combined models that predict urban expansion and land-use changes with hydrodynamic models to create a ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. Transforming cities built for cars into environments that prioritize the well-being and mobility of all people can make urban centers more resilient and ...

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a signing ceremony for a compensation agreement between mining companies Vale and BHP and Brazilian authorities, related to the 2015 ...