How pollination could make or break the future of Brazilian farming
Pollination, an essential yet seldom-considered element of the agribusiness ecosystem, is fast becoming a multibillion-dollar global industry. But despite (...) READ MORE
Environment March 20, 2019
Why São Paulo falls into chaos when it rains
Footage from São Paulo on Monday was shocking. Cars being swept away by rushing streams, trees ripped from the (...) READ MORE
When money goes to waste: pollution in Brazilian beaches
If Pedro Alvares Cabral, the Portuguese navigator who landed Brazil in 1500, could see some of the country’s beaches (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s mining industry needs radical change to avoid future disasters
People learn by making mistakes. The same is true for companies and society as a whole—success depends on being (...) READ MORE
Worrying lack of transparency in Amazon data
In order to construct effective public policies in any area of government and any country in the world, public (...) READ MORE
The global effects of Brazil’s Vale mining disaster
In the wake of the Brumadinho dam collapse, which killed at least 169 people so far—with 141 others still (...) READ MORE
Venomous yellow scorpions are moving into Brazil’s big cities – and the infestation may be unstoppable
I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 million people – 20 million (...) READ MORE
Brazilians want Vale to pay for Brumadinho dam collapse
Little more than three years separate Brazil’s two worst environmental disasters. In 2015, a dam collapse in Mariana killed (...) READ MORE
How Vale bought off Brazil’s political class
Besides the huge human loss — already 110 deaths and 238 missing —, the Brumadinho dam collapse sparked such outrage in (...) READ MORE
Vale’s plan to decommission Mariana and Brumadinho-style dams
Last Friday’s catastrophic dam failure near the town of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, has left at least 99 dead and, (...) READ MORE
