AMAZON RAINFOREST Despite Lula's promises, deforestation still rampant in Brazil 10-04-2023 11:03 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in the first quarter of 2023 was one of the worst on record, according to official figures released on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT Agriculture and livestock farming devours the forests of Gran Chaco 09-11-2022 15:39 The Gran Chaco indigenous forest, spanning one million square kilometres across three nations, is a little-known victim of 25 years of gradual invasion by agriculture and livestock farming, with deforestation causing immeasurable harm to local fauna and flora.
Amazon Rainforest Brazilian Amazon lost 18 trees per second in 2021 18-07-2022 13:18 18 trees lost per second from Brazilian Amazon in 2021, according to new report. Deforestation is up 20 percent.
Rainforest Destruction Deforestation surges in Brazil Atlantic Forest: report 26-05-2022 20:20 Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north.
BILLIONAIRE IN BRAZIL Musk to meet Bolsonaro in Brazil, launch plan to survey and connect Amazon 20-05-2022 12:30 Billionaire Elon Musk arrived in Brazil Friday, announcing a project to bring internet access to schools in the Amazon and improve satellite monitoring of the rainforest.
Environment COP15 talks open facing 'emergency' over Earth's degraded land 10-05-2022 02:06 Nine African heads of states attend opening session of the UN's COP15 talks to fight desertification and land degradation.
ENVIRONMENT Brazil responds to less than 3% of deforestation alerts, study reveals 04-05-2022 16:02 An environmental monitor said Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro's government has responded to less than three percent of deforestation alerts, a sign that "impunity reigns" in the destruction of Brazil's forests.
Climate Crisis 10 football pitches of pristine rainforest lost per minute in 2021 30-04-2022 15:42 Huge swathes of tropical rainforest were burned or hacked down for cattle and crops last year, led by destruction in Brazil, researchers said Thursday, warning that climate change itself is making it harder to reverse the losses.
Environment Indigenous lands block Brazil deforestation, concludes study 20-04-2022 16:26 Brazil's indigenous reservations have acted as a barrier against deforestation over the past three decades, although destruction of the Amazon rainforest has accelerated recently under President Jair Bolsonaro.
AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT Livestock farming seeks a more sustainable horizon 26-11-2021 01:08 The sector has some of the highest greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina, but wants to reduce its impact by boosting productivity and traceability. by via Diálogo Chino
SPECIAL REPORT Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink 11-11-2021 13:40 The Amazon, the world's biggest rainforest is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs. Its destruction has accelerated, especially in Brazil, where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pushes to open protected lands and indigenous reservations to agribusiness and mining.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro takes dig at Biden's 'obsession' with Amazon 30-08-2021 22:03 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accuses Joe Biden's administration of having "almost an obsession" with environmental issues.
ENVIRONMENT Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in a decade 30-08-2021 21:53 Illegal mining expanded by nearly 500% on protected indigenous reservations in Brazil in a decade, and by more than 300% on protected park lands, according to a new study.