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Governments are ramping up actions to fight environmental crime across the Amazon, but is it working? (commentary)

After more than a decade of record-breaking deforestation across the Amazon Basin, rates declined in 2023 compared to the previous year. Measures to curb deforestation were led by Brazil and Colombia, whose newly elected presidents publicly pledged to end deforestation by 2030. While these reductions provided temporary respite, there are signs that anti-deforestation efforts are […]

'Our rights are on trial in Brazil': Interview with Indigenous movement pioneer Brasílio Priprá

The “People of the Sun,” as the Xokleng Indigenous people of Brazil call themselves, are no strangers to conflict and violence. In the early 20th century, as the southern region of the country was colonized by newly arrived Germans and Italians, bugreiro militias hired by the imperial government decimated an estimated two-thirds of their population. […]

Petrobras Signs Deal for Potential Offshore Wind Project in Brazil

Petrobras signed an MOU with the government of Rio Grande do Norte to explore the feasibility of a pilot offshore wind project in the state.

Deforestation-Linked Brazilian Farms 'Not in Breach' of Better Cotton Standard

The Amazon has a 286% increase in fires in February