Brazil Archives

Environment

A Record Surge in New Species Discovery in the Amazon

A new report finds that scientists described 381 new species of wildlife from the Amazon in peer-reviewed scientific journals between January of 2014 and December of 2015. Some, however, are already on the brink of extinction.

Shreya Dasgupta

Environment

Accelerating Beef Production Is Not a Solution to Growing Deforestation in the Amazon

Increasing beef productivity and engaging directly with the supply chain may be a flawed approach when seeking positive conservation outcomes.

Mike Gaworecki

Demonstrators hold banners during a meeting of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg with Brazilian President Michel Temer in Oslo on June 23rd, 2017.

Environment

Brazilian President Temer’s Trip to Norway Marked by Tense Protest

Norwegian government officials are warning Temer that his country risks losing millions in financial aid that Norway pays to Brazil to help rein in deforestation in the Amazon.

Mike Gaworecki

A view of the Atlantic rainforest near Salto Morato Nature Reserve, in Guaraquecaba, in the southern state of Parana, Brazil.

Social Justice

Almost Three Quarters of Brazil’s Population Lives in Its Shrinking Atlantic Forest

Deforestation increased almost 60 percent last year, with the forest losing over 29,000 hectares, a new report says.

Ignacio Amigo

The Amazon rainforest, which saw a decrease in deforestation until recently, has seen a significant increase over the last two years, likely a result of pressures coming from land thieves and Brazilian agribusiness.

Social Justice

How Brazil’s Temer Administration Is Provoking Violence Against Agrarian Reform

The Temer administration and Congress, controlled by the bancada ruralista agricultural lobby, is trashing environmental, indigenous, and social rights.

Sue Branford & Maurício Torres