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, 2021Topic
Forest Code
Brazil’s Senate Refuses to Vote on Forest Code Bill Which Expires Monday
A scuffle between Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate may actually benefit the country’s environment norms. The bill, which would...
May 30, 2019
Brazil’s Forest Code Completes 5 Years With Little Advancement
According to environmentalists, since the new code was approved by congress in 2012 deforestation in the Amazon region has increased...
March 13, 2017
Deforestation in Amazon Increased: Daily
A recent report shows the deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest increased by 28 percent between August 2012 and July...
November 18, 2013
Forest Code Provisions Approved: Daily
The joint committee formed to examine the provisional measure to the Forest Code approved the main text by Senator Luiz...
July 13, 2012
The Political Compromise of the Forest Code
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Veto the Forest Code, Dilma!" This is what you hear on...
May 29, 2012