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Bolsonaro Government to Allocate R$500 Million to Protect Amazon Native Forest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Friday, July 3rd, the federal government, through the Ministry of the Environment, created the Floresta+ (Forest+) Program to...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Protected Areas Rises 84 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deforestation of the Amazon in protected areas (federal and state conservation units) and in indigenous lands, where logging is...
Brazilian River Dolphins help Crack Code of Mammal Communication
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The River dolphin of Brazil is something of a mystery. It was thought to be...
Investments Against Deforestation Decline in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Government investments to combat deforestation in the Amazon region steeply declined during the period between...
Deforestation in Amazon Increased: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has increased 28 percent according to new reports released...
Norway Pays to Slow Deforestation: Daily
By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - Norway is to give Brazil’s Amazon Fund US$180 million in recognition of its success in bringing...
Brazil Joins Forest Restoration Plan: Daily
By Melissa Rossi, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Joining the debate against global deforestation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, also known...
Amazon Deforestation Increases Alarming
By Samuel Elliott Novacich, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week the Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira, reported that in the...
Brazil Risks EU Soybean Loss Due to Green Rules
Brazil, while leading in soybean exports worldwide, risks losing market share in the European Union.
This is due to a lack of data on eco-friendly...
Brazil challenges EU’s new environmental standards and eyes global opportunities
Brazil's Agriculture and Livestock Minister, Carlos Fávaro, voiced concerns about the EU's recent regulations against buying products from deforested regions.
He believes these rules challenge...
Brazil can be richer and greener: World Bank Group presents opportunities for climate action and growth
According to a new World Bank Group report released today, Brazil is in a strong position to offer its people a better life while...
Climate events can drive millions into extreme poverty in Brazil
By Paulliny Tort *
Climate-related events can lead from 800,000 to 3 million Brazilians to extreme poverty starting in 2030.
The data are from the Climate and...
Opinion: as president, Lula should read the Constitution more
By Alexandre Garcia
(Opinion) Speaking about the Yanomami and the miners before the German Chancellor, President Lula said that his government would no longer allow...
Brazil, the colossus that feeds everyone
The Ministry of Agriculture has yet another record for Brazilian agribusiness.
Through the sector, the country earned almost US$123 billion from exports made between January...