COP27 applauds Lula da Silva’s election, but wants Brazil to review its commitments
The UN summit (United Nations) expects that the arrival of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT,...
November 4, 2022Topic
Amazon Forest
Peru records significant decline in Amazon forest loss in 2021
Peru lost 137,976 hectares of its Amazon forests in 2021, a 32 percent decrease compared to 2020, the Ministry of...
September 26, 2022
Bolsonaro says Biden, Macron, Johnson and Trudeau are cornering Brazil over Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro said that the leaders of the United States (Joe Biden), France (Emmanuel Macron), Canada (Justin Trudeau)
May 21, 2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary highlights Amazon protection for Brazil’s entry into OECD
The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen signaled the importance of initiatives to protect the Amazon when she spoke with...
February 3, 2022
Record deforestation in Brazil’s Legal Amazon in October – Inpe
Around 876.5 square kilometers (km²) of the Legal Amazon were under deforestation alert in October,revealed data from..
November 12, 2021
São Gabriel da Cachoeira: Meet Brazil’s most indigenous city
90% Indigenous, 23 ethnicities, 5 official languages — São Gabriel da Cachoeira is unlike any other city in Brazil. Here's...
October 1, 2021
Brazil’s Updated Climate Plan Seen Lacking Credibility as Forests Shrink
Continuing large-scale deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region suggests a new government aim to become “carbon neutral” by 2060 lacks credibility,...
December 10, 2020
Brazilian Government Plans new Road Crossing the Amazon
As the world turns its attention to the protection of the Amazon, the Jair Bolsonaro government decided to implement a...
November 23, 2020
Venezuela VP and PDVSA CEO Travel to Russia to ‘Deepen Ties’
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and the head of the South American country’s state oil company, PDVSA [PDVSA.UL], arrived in...
November 12, 2020