Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, the REDD mechanism and deforestation, as well as the wider environmental challenges facing the emerging economic powerhouse
… Denise Hamu: Brazil 'needs to increase' beef and soya … Soya 1denisepic.jpg Denise Hamu, head of WWF Brazil. Photo by Emily Whiting/WWF-UK Matilda … Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya …
Legislation put forward by Brazil's re-elected President Dilma Rousseff would open up to 10% of protected areas to mining, writes Luke Parry. The effect would be to gut nature conservation in Brazil, already in a perilous state due to underfunding and growing pressure for the development of mines, dams, farms and plantations.
… Brazil - 10% of national parks and indigenous … Luke Parry | 7th November 2014 News Mining Brazil Law Politics Forests Indigenous Peoples … Wikimedia Commons. Legislation put forward by Brazil's re-elected President Dilma Rousseff …
Last December Brazil's indigenous Peoples defeated the PEC 215 constitutional amendment that was meant to open up their territories for agribusiness, mining, power generation and industry, writes Chris Lang. But now, thanks to 'Chainsaw Queen' Kátia Abreu, minster of agriculture, it's back on the agenda ... and resistance is growing once again.
… Não a PEC 215! No to Brazil's plan to open indigenous lands to … Lang REDD Monitor | 15th July 2015 Activism Brazil Indigenous Peoples Land Grabs … Law pec215-protest-2-cut.jpg Last December Brazil's indigenous Peoples defeated the PEC …
The choice of the armadillo as World Cup mascot could have led to great conservation gains in Brazil, writes Robert Young. Results so far are deeply disappointing - but it's not too late for FIFA and Brazil to create a natural endowment to be proud of for decades to come.
… Brazil and FIFA have failed to protect their … mascot Robert Young | 12th July 2014 Comment Brazil Sport Natural World fuleco-cut.jpg The … could have led to great conservation gains in Brazil, writes Robert Young. Results so far …
Without water to feed its hydroelectric dams, drought-hit Brazil is turning to solar power - dubbed 'a fantasy' by the country's president just a few years ago, writes Jan Rocha. Now thousands of megawatts of floating solar panel 'islands' are to be installed on dam reservoirs.
… Deepening drought forces Brazil to embrace solar power Jan Rocha | 6th April 2015 News Brazil Renewables Solar Dams Wind Amazon … to feed its hydroelectric dams, drought-hit Brazil is turning to solar power - dubbed 'a …
Brazil’s president has slashed forest and indigenous protections in his first 100 days. As a major importer of soya and beef, the EU should check his power.
… EU must defend Brazil's indigenous people Nicole Polsterer … | 17th April 2019 News EU Indigneous People Brazil Thought Leaders amazon_indigenous_kate_fisher_800.jpg Brazil’s president has slashed forest and …
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva - Brazil’s former president - has been imprisoned for corruption. International legal experts have condemned Lula’s incarceration as unlawful and unconstitutional. LUCIA ORTIZ from Friends of the Earth Brazil argues the corruption claims are trumped up as part of a right wing attack on human rights and grassroots movements
… Defending democracy in Brazil means demanding Lula da Silva’s freedom … Lucia Ortiz | 31st May 2018 Comment Democracy Brazil Lula Da Silva Lula por Brasil Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva - Brazil’s former president - has been …
Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in Europe’s lucrative biofuels market
… Our sugarcane is greener than your corn: Brazil takes on US biofuel industry Beth McLoughlin | 4th October 2011 News Brazil Biofuels Deforestation US Ethanol … guilty of using slave labour on plantations Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash …
Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration
… Belo Monte dam marks a troubling new era in Brazil's attitude to its rainforest Karen … Hoffmann | 15th August 2011 News Rainforest Brazil Mining Hydropower Water Energy … is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in …
Never mind Brazil's COP21 promises to cut its carbon emissions, writes Jan Rocha. New laws passing through Congress will encourage deforestation by removing safeguards and opening up indigenous territories to mega-projects. Serious drought is already contributing to a big increase in forest fires.
… Brazil: as forest fires rage, new laws will … of hell Jan Rocha | 14th January 2016 News Brazil Forests Law Politics Farming Indigenous … seca_e_queimada_no_cerrado-cut.jpg Never mind Brazil's COP21 promises to cut its carbon …
Former Paraguayan government minister makes plea for West to intervene in runaway illegal logging situation displaced from Brazil
… Clamping down on logging in Brazil moves it to Paraguay The Ecologist | … World Climate Change Deforestation Logging Brazil Paraguay bulldozer.jpg A pair of bulldozers from Brazil roll off a barge at the Paraguayan …
Brazil sent a million salmonella contaminated chickens to the UK in two years.
… | 3rd July 2019 News Chicken Food And Farming Brazil Bureau Of Investigative Journalism chickenscramped.jpg Brazil sent a million salmonella contaminated … chicken have been exported from Brazil during the past two years, including …
In the thick of the Olympic frenzy, one voice that was systematically excluded from mainstream narratives is that of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples, writes Lewis Evans, who have fought to survive through centuries of dehumanisation, theft and genocide. And now they face a fresh attack as a proposed constitutional change, PEC 215, threatens a new round of indigenous land theft.
… Brazil's Olympic triumph - don't mention the … | 25th August 2016 Comment Indigenous Peoples Brazil Genocide The Land Forests Politics … from mainstream narratives is that of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples, writes Lewis …
Brazil's indigenous peoples rose up against the government's plans to suppress the rights they had fought so hard to win over decades, writes Christian Poirier. Their victory shows the way to defend our achievements and rights: collective struggle, organized response, strong mobilization and ceaseless pressure.
… Resisting authoritarianism: Brazil's indigenous victories show the way … Amazon Watch | 22nd November 2016 Comment Brazil USA Indigenous Peoples Politics Health 2016-sonia-marching-cut.jpg Brazil's indigenous peoples rose up against …
In an interview with the Ecologist, WWF Brazil CEO Denise Hamu says increasing productivity can help combat deforestation in the Amazon
… of beef production to combat deforestation in Brazil The Ecologist | 22nd February 2011 News WWF Brazil Deforestation Beef Food And Farming … is the biggest driver of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon In an interview with the …
Impunity reigns in the Amazon, write Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie, and the indigenous peoples of the forest are the big losers as they suffer repeated killings and land grabs. Big cuts to Funai, the agency meant to protect Brazil's indigenous tribes, have encouraged land barons to expand their land holdings into indigenous territories and murder any who resist.
… Brazil: Increase in land killings as political … | 7th June 2017 News Indigenous Peoples Brazil Land Grabs Politics Forests Human Rights brazil-indians-cut.jpg Impunity reigns in the …
Brazil is hailed as a biofuels success story - producing and using ethanol from high yielding crops within the country. But those indigenous families who have been displaced by sugar cane cultivation see things differently
… And Economics Energy Biofuels Sugarcane Brazil biofuels1.jpg Brazil is hailed as a biofuels success story - … Guarani-Kaiowa people from the South-Western Brazilian province of Mato Grosso do Sul, they …
Brazil's environment minister Ricardo Salles has been met with opposition at every stage of his European tour.
… 'Stop Brazil's genocide' Sarah Shenker | 8th October 2019 News International Brazil Amazon Bolsonaro London Deforestation … Salles screenshot_2019-10-07_at_16.49.38.png Brazil's environment minister Ricardo Salles …
Attacks on Amazon Indians and on their land rights are threatening vital areas of rainforest, writes Jan Rocha. Meanwhile FUNAI, the agency responsible for safeguarding indigenous tribes is being forced to withdraw from key conflict zones due to underfunding, while Indians' attempts to assert their rights are met with state violence.
… Brazil: Amazon's Indians, rainforest under … Climate News Network | 10th May 2017 News Brazil Indigenous Peoples Forests Law Politics … people in the Amazon rainforest of northern Brazil is seen by environmentalists as a …
Brazil's extreme right wing government is preparing to open up the rainforest territories of dozens of uncontacted indigenous tribes to 'free for all' development by defunding the protection they currently receive, according to information received by Survival International, which warns: 'The reality is these cuts could sanction genocide.'
… Brazil: Government to abandon tribes to … April 2017 News Indigenous Peoples Genocide Brazil Law Politics Farming Mining Land Grabs Amazon awa-funai-cut.jpg Brazil's extreme right wing government is …
Brazil's newly elected Dilma Rousseff is committed to completing the disastrous Belo Monte dam, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson. Worse, she looks certain to press ahead with the industrialisation of the Amazon, with 61 hydroprojects in the pipeline. And new scientific findings about the massive climate impacts of tropical forest dams are not about to stop her.
… Brazil's giant dam programme is a climate … Greenpeace | 28th October 2014 News Brazil Energy Water Forests Development … Politics balbina_dam-reservoir-cut.jpg Brazil's newly elected Dilma Rousseff is … serious ramifications for countries such as Brazil - which is in the process of building …
Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are reaching a tipping point – when the forest will start to die back of its own accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in neighbouring countries but as far afield as the United States and South Africa.
… western Amazon, close to the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. If you live in that … word was coming in that, way to the east, Brazil had carried out another massive burn of … year, 2004, was the second biggest burn in Brazil’s history, with more than 26,000 square …
Rachel Baird opens our eyes to the dark side of Brazil, where fighting for your rights, and the rights of others, can be a battle with fatal consequences.
… Brazil's hidden horrors Rachel Baird | 5th … Baird opens our eyes to the dark side of Brazil, where fighting for your rights, and … late last month, the world got a reminder of Brazil's hidden horrors. We hear so much about …
Misinformation campaign behind weakening of Amazon protections exposed by scientists.
… January 2022 | News Amazon Misinformation Brazil Bolsonaro Science Deforestation Editor’s Picks brazil_deforestation.jpg Misinformation … exposed by scientists. The deforestation of Brazil has been driven by a deliberate …