Brazil recorded an 8% drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, revealed data from the report “Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimation System of the Climate Observatory” (SEEG), released this Thursday (23).
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In preparation for the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28), President Lula had a meeting, this Wednesday (22), with representatives of entities from all Brazilian biomes that work to preserve the environment. According to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, the government's commitment is to have plans to prevent and control deforestation and sustainable development for all biomes.
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The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced this Tuesday (3) the approval of two new donations to the Amazon Fund. Contributions were made by Switzerland, in the amount of 5 million Swiss francs (around R$30 million), and by the United States, in the amount of US$3 million (around R$15 million).
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The European Union (EU) announced, this Friday (15), its support for a plan aimed at preserving the Amazon forest. The block withpromeyours to coordinate the financial contributions of its members and ensure that money is spent as intended under its investment scheme, known as the Global Gateway.
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The survival of the Amazon became one of the commitments made to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, the pact made between 193 United Nations (UN) Member States for Sustainable Development. The Amazon Impact Movement was announced this Thursday (14) during this year's edition of the UN Global Compact in Brazil, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Brazil is the second deadliest country for environmental activists. Together with Colombia and Mexico, the three countries account for more than 70% of cases worldwide, equivalent to 125 deaths. This is what a survey by the non-governmental organization Global Witness shows.
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The National Campaign in Defense of the Cerrado, which has existed since 2016, together with the Brazilian Semiarid Articulation, traditional peoples and communities, movements and entities linked to the defense of the environment launched this Monday (11) an action with the theme Cerrado and Caatinga, Brazil's heritage: present wealth, future inheritance.
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September 11th marks the day of the most biodiverse savannah on the planet: the Brazilian Cerrado. The biome occupies 24% of the national territory and is present in 11 states and the Federal District, ranging from Paraná to Rondônia, passing through São Paulo, Bahia and Maranhão.
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The Brazilian government has launched the largest operation in its history to remove thousands of cows belonging to illegal land grabbers from indigenous territories in the Amazon rainforest. Operation Eraha Tapiro (“Ox Removal” in the language of the Assurini indigenous people) aims to restore state control over the Ituna-Itatá Indigenous Land, which has suffered some of the worst deforestation and invasions in the Amazon.
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The accumulated deforestation alerts during August 2023 in the Legal Amazon reached 563 km², the third lowest mark so far for the period in the Deter historical series, which began in 2015. The numbers are from the Institute for Space Research (Inpe) and were released this Tuesday afternoon (05) by the Ministry of the Environment.
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