How Brazil is chopping down Amazon rainforest to build highway for COP30 Summit
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How Brazil is chopping down Amazon rainforest to build highway for COP30 Summit

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Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November. Ironically, it turns out that the government is cutting down thousands of acres of protected rainforest in the Amazon to build a highway to the host city Brazil will be hosting the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit in November. According to Daily Mail, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has projected himself as a defender of the rainforest, said the summit will be “a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon.” Lula claimed that the COP30 would showcase the needs of the Amazon and display to the world what Brazil’s government has done to protect it, according to the newspaper. “Land animals will no longer be able to cross to the other side too, reducing the areas where they can live and breed.” Responding to Lula’s lofty claims, Sardinha said such talks happen “at a very high level, among business people and government officials.” She added that those living in the Amazon are “not being heard.” Verequete agreed, telling the Daily Mail, “For us who live on the side of the highway, there will be no benefits. If someone gets sick, and needs to go to the centre of Belém, we won’t be able to use it.” Rachael Garrett, a professor of conservation and development at the University of Cambridge, told ABC News in September that while paving roadways can benefit citizens, building a highway amidst the rainforest will likely lead to a “fishbone pattern” of deforestation.

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Huge stretch of Amazon forest cleared out to build highway for climate summit
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Huge stretch of Amazon forest cleared out to build highway for climate summit

India Today  

Tens of thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest are being cleared out to build a new four-lane highway for the COP30 climate summit in Brazil's Belem, the BBC reported. Over 50,000 people are expected for the 30th annual UN climate summit, which Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silv boasted will be a "COP in the Amazon" and not about …

In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets
2 months, 3 weeks ago

In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets

Raw Story  

by Anna PELEGRI In the Brazilian Amazon, workers use metal tubes to sow seedlings in rapid succession, as part of an effort to reforest the jungle with millions of trees. By planting native species that will thrive in the Amazon, the Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market at a crucial time for the warming …

Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections
4 months ago

Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The efforts to reduce deforestation remain highly fragile in …

Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt

Raw Story  

The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss. During that time, 6,288 square kilometers of forest were destroyed, which INPE Director Gilvan Oliveira said was "the lowest result in the last nine years." Environment Minister Marina …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year

Associated Press  

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. The results, announced in Brazil´s presidential palace, sharply contrast with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness expansion over forest protection and weakened environmental agencies. …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Deforestation in the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest slowed over the last 12 months …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest …

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut
10 months, 1 week ago

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut

The Hindu  

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. A record drought in the Amazon rainforest region, driven by the El Nino climate phenomenon and global warming, has helped contribute to dry conditions fueling fires …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says

India Today  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose third non-consecutive term started in 2023, has staked his international reputation on reducing deforestation in the South American country, with …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February
1 year ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

The Hindu  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 226 square km of the world's largest rainforest were cleared last month. That represented …

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them
1 year, 1 month ago

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them

Hindustan Times  

At last, good news from the Brazilian Amazon. And a whopping 29% of the Brazilian Amazon is “undesignated”, meaning it is public land but no one has decided whether it should be a nature reserve, an indigenous reserve, or something else. It is also politically fraught since many state and local politicians are cosy with the farming and wildcat mining …

Deforestation in Brazil’s savanna region surges to highest level since 2019
1 year, 2 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s savanna region surges to highest level since 2019

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation surged in Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, by nearly 45% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to full-December data released Friday by the government’s monitoring agency. This is the highest level since 2019, when the agency recorded its first full year of deforestation in the Cerrado, home to more than 800 species of …

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them
1 year, 3 months ago

Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them

Live Mint  

At last, good news from the Brazilian Amazon. And a whopping 29% of the Brazilian Amazon is “undesignated", meaning it is public land but no one has decided whether it should be a nature reserve, an indigenous reserve, or something else. It is also politically fraught, since many state and local politicians are cosy with the farming and wildcat mining …

‘Many different Amazonias, Amazonians’: The cultures of Brazil’s Amazon
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Many different Amazonias, Amazonians’: The cultures of Brazil’s Amazon

Al Jazeera  

Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and cultures. “People usually think that the environment doesn’t contain and include people, but it does,” said soil scientist Judson Ferreira Valentim, who lives in Brazil’s Acre state. “There are many different Amazonias and many different Amazonians.” From small villages of thatched …

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left
1 year, 4 months ago

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The biodiversity is rich, but …

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Amazon rainforest in Brazil …

Brazil's struggling rainforests are so understudied, it's not clear how bad the damage is
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil's struggling rainforests are so understudied, it's not clear how bad the damage is

Salon  

The world has watched, gripped by climate anxiety, the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters as some of the effects of global warming. All data collected is part of a collaborative research initiative called Synergize, and according to lead researcher Raquel de Carvalho, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo, the …

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows

The Hindu  

Brazilian space research centre INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies. The forest's carbon emissions amounted to 0.44 billion metric tons in 2019 and 0.52 billion metric tons in 2020, compared to an annual average of 0.24 billion …

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

The Hindu  

On August 9, executive leaders and Ministers from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French Guiana met with a Brazilian delegation — all of whom are part of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization — in Belem do Para, Brazil. Yearly deforestation According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the total deforestation of the Amazon rainforest from August …

Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals

The Hindu  

Brazil’s Amazon Summit closed on August 9 with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate change, but without the concrete commitments sought by some environmentalists to end deforestation. Leaders and Ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration on August 8 in Belem, Brazil, that laid out plans to drive economic …

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals

Associated Press  

BELEM, Brazil — Brazil’s Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate change, but without the concrete commitments sought by some environmentalists to end deforestation. Leaders and ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration Tuesday in Belem, Brazil, that laid out plans to drive economic development …

Amazon summit calls on developed nations to fulfil climate funding deals
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon summit calls on developed nations to fulfil climate funding deals

Al Jazeera  

Twelve countries have called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations on the final day of the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil. Wednesday’s pact, called “United for Our Forests”, brought together leaders from the Amazon, the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia, three regions with some of the most extensive rainforests in the world. Speaking on Wednesday, Brazilian President …

Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation

CNN  

CNN — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased rapidly under Lula da Silva’s predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, and …

Amazon nations launch alliance to protect rainforest at key summit
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon nations launch alliance to protect rainforest at key summit

Al Jazeera  

Eight South American countries have agreed to launch an alliance to protect the Amazon, pledging at a summit in Brazil to stop the world’s biggest rainforest from reaching “a point of no return”. The closely-watched summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization adopted on Tuesday what host country Brazil called a “new and ambitious shared agenda” to save the rainforest, …

Brazil leader hopes Amazon summit will bring back protections that the world needs
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil leader hopes Amazon summit will bring back protections that the world needs

LA Times  

Amazon rainforest nation leaders met Tuesday for the first time in 14 years to find common ground on fueling economic development while protecting an ecosystem vital to the battle against climate change. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that he hopes the summit will spur it to start taking far-reaching and effective action. He also said he …

Brazil hosts ‘landmark’ Amazon summit: What you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil hosts ‘landmark’ Amazon summit: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Leaders are gathering in Brazil to discuss ways to protect critical rainforest after years of deforestation and threats. The leaders of eight Amazon rainforest nations are meeting in Brazil to tackle pressing challenges facing the critical ecosystem, in what Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dubbed a “landmark” gathering. It must be done very, very quickly.” Meanwhile, Brazil’s …

Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?
1 year, 7 months ago

Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?

Associated Press  

COULD DEFORESTATION REACH A ‘TIPPING POINT’? That kind of change is already happening in Xingu Indigenous Territory, in Brazil’s southern Amazon, which has become an island surrounded by soybeans and pasture and where researchers have highlighted forest degradation due to persistent droughts, fires and agricultural practices. Researcher David Lapola, who is part of a project that investigates how the Amazon …

Lula to host South American summit on saving the Amazon
1 year, 7 months ago

Lula to host South American summit on saving the Amazon

The Hindu  

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host a regional summit next week with planetary stakes, as leaders of the countries that share the Amazon seek a roadmap to save the world’s biggest rainforest. It is the 28-year-old organization’s first summit since 2009, as Lula seeks to deliver on his pledge that “Brazil is back” in the fight against …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July
1 year, 7 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July

Al Jazeera  

Figures come as Brazil prepares to host summit with leaders of Amazonian countries to discuss ways to protect the rainforest. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, according to preliminary government figures. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research on Thursday indicated that 500 square kilometres of rainforest were …

Could Indigenous communities in Brazil hold key to climate justice?
1 year, 8 months ago

Could Indigenous communities in Brazil hold key to climate justice?

Al Jazeera  

Across the Amazon, Indigenous residents are developing sustainable economies centred on local production. As tradition dictates, residents of the Willimon community in the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous territory of Brazil’s Roraima state are coming together to help fellow farmers plough their land. “I have a big family, and the salary I receive for my work is mostly used for …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2030. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data shows, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. In June alone, satellite data from …

The biggest obstacle to saving rainforests is lawlessness
1 year, 10 months ago

The biggest obstacle to saving rainforests is lawlessness

Hindustan Times  

The pickup trucks left before dawn. “It’s easy to beat the system,” he said, as the trucks passed a stretch of federal land dotted with burnt tree stumps, evidence of recent illicit forest-clearing. Verra hotly disputes this, finding fault with the article’s methodology and describing its own way of calculating averted deforestation as “robust” and “continually” improving. Brazilian states could …

Brazil builds ‘rings of carbon dioxide’ to simulate climate change in the Amazon
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil builds ‘rings of carbon dioxide’ to simulate climate change in the Amazon

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. Dubbed AmazonFACE, the project will probe the forest’s remarkable ability to sequester carbon dioxide — an essential piece in the puzzle of world climate change. …

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the depths of the …

In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty
1 year, 10 months ago

In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty

LA Times  

Jose Alves de Morais maneuvers a boat in Carauari, Brazil, on Sept. 1, 2022. They’re managing a stretch of land in a way that welcomes local people and scientists to engage in preserving the world’s largest tropical forest. To understand what they saw, it’s important to know that 29% of the Amazon, an area roughly three times the size of …

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon fell 68% in April compared with last year
1 year, 10 months ago

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon fell 68% in April compared with last year

Raw Story  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest decreased by 68% this April compared with last year, according to preliminary government data published Friday. Lula has taken important steps toward fulfilling his pledge to halt deforestation by 2030, though Reuters reported that the president "has faced continued challenges since taking office as environmental agency IBAMA grapples with lack of staff," one lingering consequence …

Brazil’s Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula’s green ambitions
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula’s green ambitions

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — After his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 1, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace arm in arm with Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, instantly recognizable by his yellow headdress and wooden lip plate. Others include an oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River; a highway that would …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February
2 years ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February

Al Jazeera  

Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record high in February, new data has shown, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration works to end years of widespread devastation. In November, Lula made a high-profile appearance at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt, pledging to reassert Brazil’s place as an environmental protector and …

Brazil Amazon deforestation drops in Lula’s first month in office
2 years, 1 month ago

Brazil Amazon deforestation drops in Lula’s first month in office

Al Jazeera  

Experts say January decrease is ‘positive’, but caution it is too soon to say whether it marks a long-term reversal. Deforestation in Brazil’s section of the Amazon rainforest dropped by 61 percent in January, the first month in office for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to relaunch environmental protection efforts. Deforestation increased dramatically under Bolsonaro, …

Amazon Deforestation Rose by 150% During Brazil Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Final Month in Charge
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon Deforestation Rose by 150% During Brazil Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Final Month in Charge

News 18  

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures released Friday, a final bleak report for far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in his last month in office. Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square kilometers of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share of the world’s biggest rainforest last month, according to the national space …

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month
2 years, 2 months ago

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month

Al Jazeera  

Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square km of forest cover destroyed in Brazil’s share of the world’s biggest rainforest last month. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures, presenting a final bleak report for far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in his last month in office. Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square …

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades : Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades : Report

Hindustan Times  

The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says. From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometers to 1,250,000 square kilometers, unprecedented destruction in the Amazon From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square …

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades
2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades

Deccan Chronicle  

Rio De Janeiro: The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says. From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometers to 1,250,000 square kilometers, unprecedented destruction in the Amazon, according to the Amazon Network of Georeferenced Socio-Environmental …

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades
2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says. From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometers to 1,250,000 square kilometers, unprecedented destruction in the Amazon, according to the Amazon Network of Georeferenced …

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon slowed slightly last year, a year after a 15-year high, according to closely watched numbers published Wednesday. An analysis of the new yearly data from Climate Observatory, a network of environmental groups, shows that in the four years of Bolsonaro’s leadership, deforestation rose 60% over the previous four years. One such …

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon …

Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant
2 years, 4 months ago

Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant

Al Jazeera  

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen in the 12 months through July, new government data showed, as incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks to restore protection for the vital rainforest. Wednesday’s data closed out four years of what environmentalists call disastrous management of the Amazon under Bolsonaro, who was accused of weakening environmental and Indigenous protection agencies …

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon
2 years, 4 months ago

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon

LA Times  

Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, reinitiate relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. “There will be no climate security …

The world's biggest rainforest nations form alliance to pressure rich countries to finance forest conservation
2 years, 4 months ago

The world's biggest rainforest nations form alliance to pressure rich countries to finance forest conservation

ABC  

The world's three largest rainforest nations — Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia — formally launched a trilateral alliance to co-operate on forest preservation after a decade of on-off talks. "South-to-south cooperation — Brazil, Indonesia, DRC — is very natural," the Democratic Republic of Congo's Environment Minister, Eve Bazaiba, said prior to the signing. In August, Reuters reported …

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