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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… Why our growing taste for cheap Brazilian beef is devastating the Amazon Chris … Carbon Food And Farming meat.jpg Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest … 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a …
Brazil will take proposals for voluntary reductions of 38-42 per cent by 2020 to the Copenhagen climate change conference next month, chief of staff says
… Brazil pledges emission cuts in 'political … courtesy of the Guardian Environment Network Brazil will take proposals for voluntary … next month, chief of staff says The Brazilian government is preparing to pledge a …
Thanks to massive deforestation along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São Paulo's reservoirs are at just 6% of their capacity and water rationing is in place. But this is just the beginning of a long term drying process that could be recreated around the world as forests are laid waste and hydrology disrupted.
… Brazil's ravaged forests are taking their … Comment Forests Water Climate Change Cities Brazil South America … Thanks to massive deforestation along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São … happens, São Paulo, de facto capital city of Brazil, home to 20 million, is such a city. …
Brazil becomes second biggest biotech grower after the US as industry predicts big increases in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in 2010
… Brazilian GM crop surge reported The Ecologist … | 23rd February 2010 News Gm Food And Farming Brazil Africa gmmaize.jpg GM maize in Brazil accounted for more than 60 per cent of …
The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, vast 'flying rivers' that carry humid air and clouds deep into the continental interior, writes Jan Rocha. But scientists fear the flying rivers are failing due to deforestation, fire and climate change.
… bring rain to the centre and south of Brazil. Some Brazilian scientists say the absence of rain … and reservoirs in central and southeast Brazil is not just a quirk of nature, but a …
Dozens of animal advocacy organisations voice collective concern over Brazil's Self-Control Bill from the Ministry of Agriculture.
… Brazil's meat regulation carnage Brendan Montague | 6th September 2022 | News Brazil Food And Farming … organisations voice collective concern over Brazil's Self-Control Bill from the Ministry … of Agriculture. A new law proposed by the Brazilian Government will end mandatory …
You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?
… December 2009 News Investigations Sugarcane Brazil Agro-Ecological Zoning President Lula … thousands of different things",' he says. Brazil In the long term, what Thomas refers to … multinationals, sources its sugarcane from Brazil, the world's largest sugarcane producer …
As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point 'battle plan' to save the world's greatest tropical forest, before it's too late.
… Amazon Jan Rocha | 22nd December 2014 News Brazil Forests Climate Change amazon-oxbow-manaus-cut.jpg As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by … the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point …
Beef imported to the UK drives human rights abuses and environmental destruction. The soy to feed British beef is doing the same thing.
… at serious risk, conservationists warn. Brazil is one of the "riskiest" countries from … and other habitat destruction. Deforestation Brazil is one of the high-risk countries that … but demand for agricultural land in Brazil is driving habitat destruction, with …
Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in the Amazon praised by US President Barack Obama
… to raise $21bn by 2020 Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in … model that has been built between Norway and Brazil that allows for effective monitoring … The Amazon Fund The Fund was set up by the Brazilian government in 2008 to attract …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom Kennedy Warne | … an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural … This is the nordeste, the sloping shoulder of Brazil that leans into the Atlantic Ocean just …
It's not just Indonesia's forests and peatlands that are burning - the Amazon is suffering almost as badly, with over 18,000 fires last month in Brazil alone, write Jos Barlow & Erika Berenguer. The future is looking hot and fiery.
… 18,000 fires rage in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Jos Barlow Erika … Forests Climate Change COP21 Emissions Amazon Brazil Farming 2nd Decmber 2015 … badly, with over 18,000 fires last month in Brazil alone, write Jos Barlow & Erika …
A special investigation from Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal and Lucy Michaels in London, Dominic Phillips, André Campos and Diego Junqueira in Sao Paulo and Claire Smyth in Belfast.
… JBS: Brazilian butchers take over the world Andrew … meat, you probably buy products made by one Brazilian company. A company with such … been investigating the biggest of all: JBS, a Brazilian company which slaughters a …
After four years of low rainfall Brazil's commercial capital, Sao Paulo, is suffering from a grim combination of high temperatures and water shortages, writes Leila Carvalho. And now the drought has given rise to a lethal plague of dengue fever.
… Leila Carvalho | 26th June 2015 News Cities Brazil Water Health Climate Change … After four years of low rainfall Brazil's commercial capital, Sao Paulo, is … metropolitan area (SPMA) in southeastern Brazil - are struggling with one of the …
A group of countries banded together to shape the global climate pact in In 2015 - but political turmoil is pulling the alliance apart ahead of the next climate conference.
… two emitters, the US and China, joined with Brazil, some small island countries and the … shifted significantly since then. Brazil elected a staunch and radical … by caution from Germany, Poland, Australia, Brazil, the US and others about the need …
Today, while hunger stunts the lives of hundreds of millions of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances Moore Lappé investigates
… of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances … resources. Women danced in Nairobi’s streets. Brazil’s landless movement Before starting our … vanilla and North Korea.’ Friedman uses Brazil to make his point, describing the only …