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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It's not that Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's ousted President, was wonderful for the environment, writes Ed Atkins. It's that Michel Temer's new regime is certain to be far worse. Plans are afoot to weaken environmental assessments for large projects like mines, roads and dams. And the new Minister of Agriculture is a notorious campaigner for hugely increased deforestation.
… Brazil’s new government to sacrifice the … of Bristol | 19th September 2016 News Brazil Farming Forests Politics Indigenous … It's not that Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's ousted President, was wonderful for … represents a fundamental realigning of modern Brazil. For some in the country, the crisis is …
Peru - host of the COP20 UN climate conference now under way in Lima - is facing rebellion by a 3,500 strong indigenous people deep in the Amazon committed to fighting oil exploration in their forest territory, writes David Hill, following the government's failure to consult Matsés communities or respect their rights.
… 'It's war!' Peru-Brazil indigenous people pledge to fight … | 8th December 2014 News Indigenous Peoples Brazil Peru Oil Fossil Fuels War Corpoirations … indigenous people living on both sides of the Brazil-Peru border in the remote Amazon say …
Brazil is about to auction hundreds of fracking blocks across the country - extending deep into the Amazon forest including the territories of remote and vulnerable indigenous peoples. Registered bidders include BP, Shell and ExxonMobil.
… Brazil to auction Amazon fracking licences The Ecologist | 6th October 2015 News Brazil Indigenous Peoples Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Fracking amazon-manaus-cut.jpg Brazil is about to auction hundreds of …
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. …
Amidst the turmoil of the presidential impeachment, writes Jan Rocha, right wing members of Brazil's Congress are set to pass new laws that would build new roads across the Amazon, open up indigenous reserves to industrial exploitation, and create a surge in carbon emissions from burning forests.
… Ecocide in Brazil: new laws threaten Amazon devastation Jan Rocha | 12th May 2016 News Brazil Ecocide Amazon Indigenous Peoples … writes Jan Rocha, right wing members of Brazil's Congress are set to pass new laws …
As gold miners face eviction from Yanomami territory in the Brazilian Amazon, a rising tempo of death threats have been directed against the shaman Davi Kopenawa following his successful campaign.
… Brazil: death threats stalk Amazon shaman Davi … Kopenawa The Ecologist | 30th July 2014 News Brazil Indigenous Peoples Forests Mining … face eviction from Yanomami territory in the Brazilian Amazon, a rising tempo of death …
Brazil's election on 28 October could give Jair Bolsonaro license to open up the Amazon to agriculture and mining.
… Becca Warner | 15th October 2018 Comment Brazil Bolsonaro Deforestation Indigenous … Brazil's election on 28 October could give … all staring down the barrel of a gun — and Brazil’s hand is on the trigger. On 8 October, …
Guarani man Semião Vilhalva was murdered by ranchers' gunmen last weekend after his community reoccupied parts of their ancestral land from ranchers. Thousands of Guarani Indians holding on to tiny patches of their ancestral land are living in constant fear of forcible eviction.
… Brazil: Guarani man murdered by ranchers' … The Ecologist | 2nd September 2015 News Brazil Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Law … leader has been shot dead in west-central Brazil, one week after his community …
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 …
Land theft, agribusiness and violence pose an existential threat to Brazil's Guarani people, writes Lewis Evans. They maintain a powerful resolve to regain their historic lands, and even have the law on their side - but the tribe will need international support to prevail against murderous ranchers and farmers, corrupt politicians and a paralysed legal system.
… The 'slow genocide' of Brazil's Guarani people must stop Lewis Evans | 3rd June 2016 News Indigenous Peoples Brazil The Land Human Rights Politics … and violence pose an existential threat to Brazil's Guarani people, writes Lewis Evans. …