Environment

Environment

Rodrigo Agostinho, president of Brazil’s environmental protection agency IBAMA, addresses the political pressure on environmental licensing, emphasizing the technical nature of decisions

Petrobras is our primary client, environmental body says

Environment

Brazil’s least protected and most vulnerable biome gains GEF support to enhance preservation and offer alternatives for local communities

Caatinga receives $10m for conservation efforts

Environment

Largest survey of public opinion on climate change shows 80% of people globally want stronger action by governments to tackle climate emergency, UN says

Environment

Increased deforestation jeopardizes climate targets, potentially necessitating the purchase of greenhouse gas emission licenses

Brazil risks becoming carbon credit importer

Environment

Preventive measure aims to anticipate “critical period” in the Amazon and Pantanal, Environment Minister Marina Silva says

Government sets up crisis room for drought, wildfires

Environment

Drought could also affect Pantanal with fires and burning, warns Marina Silva

Minister of Environment foresees ‘terrible drought’ in the Amazon

Environment

Below-average rainfall keeps reservoir levels low, increasing demand and pressuring electricity bills

Thermoelectric generation set to remain high through 2024

Environment

Study identifies 24 risks related to fraud, corruption, and laundering that facilitate wildlife trafficking in Brazil

Brazil grapples with inadequate strategy against animal trafficking

Environment

UNDP expert emphasizes the need to mitigate climate change impacts

Environment

Maranhão, a key area in the Matopiba agricultural frontier, tops deforestation rates, followed by Bahia and Tocantins, reveals a MapBiomas report

Cerrado surpasses Amazon as Brazil’s leading deforestation zone