The Charter talks about how large rains and landslides – increasingly frequent – may be related to human action and its role in accelerating the global warming.
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Lourval Sant'Anna also highlights good news in the midst of so much tragedy: the initiative of the governor of São Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas, who met with the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, to discuss the effects of climate change. After all, coordination between all spheres of government – regardless of political currents – is essential to face the immense challenge of mitigating the climate crisis.
Other highlights of the week:
- Deforestation alerts in the Amazon broke a record in February for the second year in a row, according to Inpe;
- The Federal Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Roraima law that prohibited inspection bodies and the Military Police from destroying or rendering unusable private property seized in environmental operations in the state. The vote was unanimous;
- The Trio Major Lazer + Àttooxxá + Tropkillaz, which participates in Carnival in Bahia, removed waste from the bottom of the sea left by the consumption of revelers in Praia da Barra, the ecosystem most affected during the days of the parade in Salvador. In partnership with the Mergulho Pirata project, 40 divers removed around 300 kg of trash from the sea, according to the MAP Brasil agency.
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