Brazil’s Rousseff to Speak at UN Summit in New York
Rousseff will announce country’s Objectives of Sustainable Development Report at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Summit, ahead of the...
September 24, 2015Topic
Environment
Rio Task Forces Collects 28 Tons of Rubbish in Guanabara Bay
Accompanying the sailing test event from last week (August 15th-22nd), a task force with eco-boats collected 28 tons of floating...
August 27, 2015
Brazil and Germany Sign Cooperation Agreements
The two day visit by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to Brazil last week proved fruitful with cooperation agreements being signed...
August 23, 2015
Brazil’s Rousseff and President Obama Hold Press Conference
During the press conference Rousseff also praised the Obama Administration for renewing the U.S. diplomatic ties with Cuba.
July 1, 2015
Opinion: The Anti-Schwag Brazilian Plastic Law
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If you thought supermarkets would be giving away schwag forever, you...
May 7, 2015
Brazil’s Vale Denies Allegations of Environment and Labor Violations
The multinational company with mining projects in the Americas, Africa and Asia denied allegations of environmental irregularities and slave labor...
April 17, 2015
Controversy Over Olympic Golf Course Continues in Rio
Controversies about the construction of the Olympic golf course, part of which lies in an environmentally protected area in Barra...
March 26, 2015
Deforestation Alerts Rise Over 90% in Brazil’s Amazônia
From August 2014 until January 2015 alerts regarding deforestation in Brazil’s Amazônia region have grown by 90.5 percent in comparison...
March 4, 2015
Letter: Brazil’s New Minister of Science
Letter to the Editor, by Dirk Neyhart Dear Editor, A recent article in the New York Times says that Brazil...
January 14, 2015