Congonhas Dust Cloud Halts Four Brazil Iron Ore Mines, Including Vale and CSN
A dust cloud over Congonhas in Brazil forced a temporary halt at four iron-ore miners, including Vale and CSN, that...
July 14, 2026Topic
Pollution
Arctic Harvest: Norway Leads in Ocean Mining
Norway has become the first country to initiate large-scale deep-sea mining in Arctic waters, sparking considerable discussion.
January 10, 2024
Threats to the African Great Lakes: overfishing, pollution, and climate change impact biodiversity and livelihoods
The African Great Lakes, known for their rich biodiversity and benefiting millions of people on the continent, are facing unprecedented...
June 25, 2023
Brazil: the challenge to save the last 30 dolphins, symbolic of the seas of Rio de Janeiro
In a corner of the sea where the tropical paradise of Guanabara Bay is located in the state of Rio...
May 5, 2022
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, 2019
Volunteers Needed for Beach Cleanup this Saturday
This Saturday, April 13th, at 9AM, volunteers from Caminhos Language Center’s NGO ‘Mais Caminhos’ (More Ways) and local grassroots organization...
April 12, 2019Rio Rural Provides Assistance for Sustainable Farming Methods
Rio Rural, a program initiated by the Secretariat of Agriculture announced this week that they are supporting over 45,000 small-holding...
March 28, 2018
Rio Hosts Another 2016 Olympic Sailing Test Event on Bay
While controversy swirls around issue of polluted water quality at the site of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de...
August 16, 2015
Controversy Over Olympic Waters Continues in Rio With New Data
The controversy over the pollution of the sea and lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, which host several water sports at...
July 30, 2015