The Hand-Planted Forest That Keeps Rio de Janeiro Alive
Rio de Janeiro wraps around the world's largest urban forest, a rainforest replanted by hand in the 1860s that still...
June 15, 2026Topic
Atlantic Forest
Restoration of the Atlantic Forest in South America is progressing
The restoration of the Atlantic Forest in South America is ongoing and is a clear example that nature can heal...
December 26, 2022
Atlantic Forest produces 50% of the food consumed in Brazil
Farming in the Atlantic Forest region produces more than half the food consumed in Brazil. and emits only 26% of...
November 10, 2022
COP26: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state wants to increase Atlantic rainforest to 40% of its territory
Thiago Pampolha, State Secretary for Environment and Sustainability, presented Rio de Janeiro's plan to protect and restore the state's
November 11, 2021
Brazil loses 24 trees per second in 2020 as deforestation alerts explode – report
IBAMA has failed to attend to deforestation alerts by satellites monitoring Brazilian forest areas, according to data from MapBiomas project
June 11, 2021
Brazil is key in UN initiative for ecosystem restoration – study
Brazil holds the world's largest number of areas for ecosystem restoration and is the main focus of UN's Decade on...
June 7, 2021
Brazil Joins Forest Restoration Plan: Daily
The IUCN, announced on Monday at Riocentro that different organizations from Brazil, the U.S. and Rwanda have agreed in restoring...
June 19, 2012
Prospects in Porto Seguro
By Nicholas Storey, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_9366" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shops on the street Passarela do Álcool, photo by Kalyz."][/caption] RIO...
August 25, 2009
The New Hotel Paineiras
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8221" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The original Hotel Paineiras, photo by Blog Carioca."][/caption] RIO DE...
August 11, 2009