Brazilian Officials to Verify Indigenous Land Invasions in Amazon
Brazilian minister, General Santos Cruz, and Funai President, Franklimberg de Freitas, will visit region of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant...
March 11, 2019Topic
Amazon Region
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases by 13.7 Percent
Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 13.7 percent between August 2017 and July of 2018, the highest increase in deforestation...
November 26, 2018
Brazil-China Satellite to Track Deforestation Slated for 2019
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A sixth satellite developed in a joint venture by...
August 30, 2018
Attempted Prison Break Leaves 21 Dead in Brazil’s Amazon Region
In February the National Council of Justice released a report warning of the risk of a mass escape at the...
April 11, 2018
Brazil’s IBAMA May Embargo Norwegian Hydro Alunorte’s Operations
Company may be faced with heavy fines and even embargo of its operations if proven that there were errors in...
February 27, 2018
Toxic Water Seeps From Norwegian Mining Site in Brazil’s Amazon
Heavy rains led to the overflow of several basins, including those in the Hydro Alunorte compound, threatening the area's drinking...
February 23, 2018
Brazil Cuts 70 Percent of INPE Budget, Including Amazon Monitoring
According to officials budget cuts will hinder satellite programs which monitor deforestation and those which forecast weather for the entire...
November 28, 2017
Brazil Starts Military Exercises in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Troops from Peru and Colombia started to arrive in the...
November 6, 2017
American Family Found Safe in Brazil’s Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An American family traveling through the Amazon region was found...
November 2, 2017