Minister of the Environment says the increase in fires does not reflect the government’s reality
This Wednesday (6), when speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, Minister Joaquim Alvaro Pereira Leite said that the data, which points to a record number of fires on Brazilian soil, does not reflect the reality of the federal government.
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🌿 Protecting 80% of Amazon conservation areas would cost around 1,7 to 2,8 billion dollars annually
An article published in the scientific journal Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) reports that to protect 80% (about 3,5 million km2) of the region within the conservation areas (conservation units and indigenous lands) of the Amazon, 1,7 to 2,8 billion dollars would be needed per year. In addition to an initial investment of more than a billion dollars for establishment costs.
Read the full article “Minimum costs to conserve 80% of the Brazilian Amazon".
☘️ Snow at the world's highest observatory melts earlier than ever
Scientists from Sonnblick observatory, in the Austrian Alps, which is 3.106 meters (10.190 feet) above sea level, claim that the snow is expected to melt completely in the coming days, a fact never before recorded.
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The warming climate in Europe, where there have been scorching heat waves, has caused much of the snow and ice on mountains to melt unusually quickly.
🍃 Experts demand that the UN General Assembly recognizes that living in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a fundamental human right
In a release, UN experts call for the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the right to a healthy environment as fundamental. For them, a resolution from the body on the topic would encourage urgent and accelerated actions to contain the climate crisis and achieve environmental justice.
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