Tag: Brazil
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data shows, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office…
Brazil’s Pantanal, world’s largest wetland, burns from above and below
In Brazil’s Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits…
A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says
A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil may come from land illegally deforested, according to a study released on Thursday that offers a detailed…
Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, set for worst year in over a decade
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June, preliminary government data on Friday showed, heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro…
Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte
Brazilian scientists have identified six fish species never before seen in the Amazon in Pará’s state’s Calha Norte, one of the best-preserved and least studied…
Brazil court orders eviction of illegal gold miners from Yanomami reservation
A federal court ordered the Brazilian government on Friday to expel an estimated 20,000 illegal gold miners from the Yanomami indigenous reservation to protect one…
Amazon fires at 13-year high for June
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose by almost 20% in June – a 13-year high for the month, according to government data. With such an…
$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday to halt deforestation of the Amazon in an open letter warning that…
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