Stop Amazon Rainforest Deforestation – Sponsored
It is no secret that Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is one of the most exploited natural environments on the planet, with...
April 29, 2019Topic
Forest
Five Ways to Explore Rio de Janeiro by Bike
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While ‘winter’ in Rio can see locals throwing on boots...
June 26, 2018
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Decreases by 16 Percent
Nonetheless, more than 6,624 square kilometers of forest were destroyed during the 12-month period.
October 19, 2017
Brazil’s Amazon Region to Register More Wildfires in 2015
The Amazon region will face above-average risks for fire this year, due to the occurrence of the climate phenomenon known...
August 5, 2015
Brazil Loses 80% of Coral Reefs: Daily
Around eighty percent of Brazil’s coral reefs have been lost over the last half century due to pollution and illegal...
September 25, 2012
Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012
Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily
A number of different protests have taken place around Rio de Janeiro as the Rio+20 Summit nears its climax.
June 22, 2012
Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at Rio+20 to call on developed nations to contribute more funds to...
June 21, 2012
No Consensus Yet for Rio+20 Doc: Daily
The final stage of negotiations over the UN’s Rio+20 Outcome Document has ended without achieving a universally-agreed set of goals...
June 17, 2012