Tag: #deforestation

cocoa harvest

The startup helping producers comply with EU deforestation rules

Dimitra has established its Latin American headquarters in Brazil, also serving Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Honduras, and others in the region

18 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes

amazon forest

2023 forest loss in Brazil lowest for eight years

2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva

The area of Brazil affected by fires grew 410 percent in February compared to the same month in 2023, mainly in the Amazon

Amazon fires rage in Roraima, Brazil’s northernmost state

4 weeks ago • Cedê Silva

Apple investment restore Atlantic Forest

Apple’s multi-million investment to restore the Atlantic Forest

1 month ago • Euan Marshall

amazon climate change

Amazon climate crisis continues with Acre floods and Roraima fires

Simultaneously, two of Brazil's northern states are grappling with opposing climate phenomenon: flooding in Acre, and wildfires in Roraima

1 month ago • Cedê Silva

He murdered an Amazon defender, then became a political leader

He murdered an Amazon defender, then became a political leader

Pastor Daniel, real name Darci Alves Pereira, was sentenced to 19 years in jail in 1990 for murdering environmentalist figurehead Chico Mendes. News that he had been appointed a local chairman of former President Jair Bolsonaro's party caused outrage

1 month ago • Euan Marshall

cerrado deforestation

Explaining Brazil #283: Why you should care about Brazil’s Cerrado

The Cerrado has a strategic significance beyond Brazil: no other biome has such a key role to play in furthering food security while simultaneously protecting such rich biodiversity

1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

deforestation

After 2023 highs, Cerrado deforestation drops in January

The destruction of vegetation in the Cerrado savanna is down from the end of last year — but still higher than 12 months ago

2 months ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Cedê Silva