Tapajós under attack 2. Battle for the Amazon – The Tapajós...
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and also at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build more...
Tapajos under attack 7: Soy invasion poses imminent threat to Amazon
The meteoric rise in soy production in the state of Mato Grosso is eating up rainforest and savanna at a staggering rate, with...
BRAZIL AFTER SANTA MARIA
LAB Editor Francis McDonagh discusses what the tragedy in southern Brazil, in which 236 young people were killed, tells us about Brazil's ambition to be a member of the 'rich country' club.
Brazil: Atlantic Forest conservation efforts drown in a sea of eucalyptus
Since 2001, Brazil has almost doubled its area of protected land without increasing its conservation budget.
In the central corridor of the Atlantic...
Rio: from kudos to chaos
In less than three months Rio has passed from the splendour and success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to a state of public...
Brazil: Pressure over water puts pulp industry in the spotlight
Brazil is the world's largest producer of eucalyptus-derived pulp and the state of Espírito Santo is one of its biggest production centers.
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Tapajós under attack 1: Temer government set to overthrow Brazil’s environmental...
A catastrophic setback to environmental and indigenous protections was narrowly averted last week when quick action from two federal deputies prevented the agricultural lobby...
Record – a poem from the Amazon
Record
The youth stares at his imprisoned canoe
a bleached skeleton in the cracked earth.
Intuitively, he plants his feet on the arrowhead of earth
where the Rivers...
Indigenous Amazonians in New York for climate week
“A number of indigenous leaders from the Amazon were at the forefront of climate action events in New York 19-28 September 2019. The protests,...
Honduras: ‘Charter cities’ Plans in chaos
Plans to build three quasi-autonomous new cities in Honduras are facing challenges on many fronts, despite President Porfirio Lobo's determination to push them through.