Tag: Amazon
Want Sustainable Development for the Amazon? Let the Indians Take Care of It
The Brazilian government has earmarked a vast tract of Amazonian land for mining. The ...
Brazil President Spending Billions in Amendments and Decrees to Hang Onto the Presidency
What does it cost to hang onto the office of President? In Brazil, President ...
Brazil Ends Natural Reserve the Size of Norway and Is Accused of Crime Against the Amazon
A decree from President Michel Temer abolished the protected status of the National Reserve ...
Brazil Government and Private Registrars Blame Each Other for Land Titles Mess in the Amazon
For a farmer in Brazil’s Amazon, Manoel Freire Camurca was doing pretty well for ...
A Brazil Judge Rules Again in Favor of Land-grabbers, Against Peasants in the Amazon
Until this week, 80 impoverished families, camped for almost a year under black plastic ...
The Gold Rush in the Amazon Is Poisoning Fish and People with Mercury
Holding a plastic bottle of toxic mercury with his bare hands on an illegal ...
Under Pressure to Curb Deforestation, Brazil Sends Mixed Message to the World
Last week saw a busy, but contradictory, stream of actions likely to impact Amazonian ...
Eating Less Beef Seems to Be the Only Way to End Amazonian Deforestation
Beef production has become a major driver of tropical deforestation, responsible for as much ...
Brazil’s Navy Gets Ready to Defend the Amazon Against Any Aggression
The currents and high flood levels in the rivers of the Amazon, not to ...
Burger King Vows to Stop Amazon Deforestation by 2030. That’s Too Late, Say Critics
The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains ...
