🌱 Budget of environmental agencies falls 71%, says study
A study conducted by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) revealed that the resources allocated by the current Brazilian government for actions against deforestation and burning, officialization and maintenance of protected areas and for the protection of indigenous and traditional communities is the lowest in 17 years.
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The document brings together information – from the period between 2005 and 2022 – about the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) and the main bodies subordinate to the ministry, such as the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), responsible for managing federal Conservation Units (UCs).
The size of the hole in Brazilian socio-environmental management can be seen when we use 2014 as a reference – the year in which the budget reached its highest level.
That year, the initial budget foreseen by the federal government for socio-environmental agencies was R$13,1 billion. In 2021, in turn, the amount was R$3,7 billion in 2021, which shows a drop of 71%system. (((o))echo)
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🌊 Brazil among the biggest polluters of the oceans
According to a survey carried out by the Blue network Keepers – United Nations (UN) initiative to combat plastic pollution in rivers and oceans – Brazil is among the 20 countries in the world that contribute most to plastic pollution in the oceanssystem. (Journal of USP)
Each Brazilian may be responsible for dumping around 16 kilograms of waste into the sea per year, the study points out.
The entry points for plastic pollution into Brazilian seas are the mouths of the main rivers in the river basins, such as the Amazon River.
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🍔 Good or bad for the environment?
Scientists at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, created a ranking in order to determine which supermarket foods are good or bad for the environmentsystem. (Daily Mail*)
The method took into account several variables that make a product more or less impactful on nature – such as carbon emissions, pollution and water use and land use – and analyzed a total of 57 thousand supermarket itemssystem. (PNAS🇬🇧)
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Among the least sustainable foods, we highlight beef (which is at the top of the ranking), coffee, cheese, seafood, chocolate and frozen ready meals.
On the other hand, according to the study, an environmentally friendly meal would consist of rice, pumpkin, roast potatoes and juices.
It is worth mentioning that the research did not consider the nutritional factors of the foods to prepare the ranking, only their environmental impact.
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Curto curation:
- What is a sustainable diet? (British Dietetic Association*)
- Sustainable diets (WWF – Brazil)
- Sustainable diets help the planet, but your body will thank you too (UOL)
🐋 Beluga lost in the Seine dies during rescue operation
A beluga whale, which got lost in the River Seine and began swimming towards Paris, died during a rescue attempt aimed at helping it return to the cold Arctic waters – its natural habitat.
The four-meter animal, which was trapped for more than a week, was euthanized by veterinarians after developing breathing difficulties while being transferred by road to the Normandy coast. (The Guardian*) Hours earlier, he had been removed from the fresh water of the Seine, where he could not survive.
The conservation group Sea Shepherd France – who assisted in the rescue attempt – stated that veterinary examinations showed that the beluga had no digestive activity. Members of the organization have tried, unsuccessfully, to feed the whale with fish since Friday (06).
☀️ Made history
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that this past month of July is among the three hottest on record. High temperatures result from intense and prolonged heat waves that affect different parts of the planet.
The WMO highlighted that, last month, the temperature was around 0,4°C above the reference period – which runs from 1991 to 2020system. (UN News)
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