Before Jair Bolsonaro took office as Brazil’s president in 2019, Canadian investment bank Forbes & Manhattan was facing problems with its business activities in the Brazilian Amazon. The situation began to change, however, as the group grew closer to members of Bolsonaro’s administration with ties to the Brazilian Armed Forces. F&M enjoyed direct access to […]
Suzano’s vast eucalyptus plantations may soon be counted toward Brazil’s reforestation and CO2 emission reduction goals. But critics say tree farms can’t equal rainforests for carbon storage or biodiversity.
Brazil to ease licencing of newly listed strategic minerals projects mining.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mining.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of European companies, including Tesco and Marks & Spencer, has threatened to stop using Brazilian agricultural commodities if Congress passes a bill changing the land tenure rules for federal and National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) lands.
Environmental advocates warn that the bill would encourage deforestation by rewarding land grabbers who illegally occupy properties in the Amazon forest, often clearing areas for agricultural use . . .
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Canadian miner pushing into the Amazon, raising concerns among Indigenous peoples mediacoop.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mediacoop.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.