🍃 Pampas in danger
The Coalition for the Pampa, formed by socio-environmental entities and researchers, created to preserve the pampa and defend sustainable use policies, warns that it is the Brazilian biome with the highest percentage loss of natural areas between 2000 and 2018, mainly due to the advance of soybeans, eucalyptus and planted pastures (The Echo).
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An annual loss equivalent to two and a half times the area of Porto Alegre (around 125 thousand hectares) is estimated.. At this rate, Pampa's natural fields could be extinct in the coming decades (Valor Econômico, access to content may require subscription).
🌿 Glocal discusses the future of the planet
Starting today (13), the Glocal Experience Conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, will bring urgent topics to the debate that have a direct impact on the future of the planet. After the first four days of the event's Expo activities, businesspeople, experts and activists, Brazilian and international, will discuss issues related to four major themes: water, climate, energy and waste (G1).
☘️ Petrobras signs credit line with sustainability commitments worth US$ 1,25 billion
Petrobras announced that, for the first time, it signed a credit line with sustainability commitments. The value is US$1,25 billion and the maturity date is July 2027.
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The operation, concluded with banks Bank of China, MUFG and The Bank of Nova Scotia, also has incentive mechanisms to achieve sustainability commitments (Valor Econômico, access to content may require subscription).
🔥 Killer heat
With thermometers exceeding 43°C in several regions of Portugal and Spain, western Europe is facing a second wave of exceptional heat in just a month, accompanied by forest fires (APF).
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Floods and extremely high temperatures have caused several deaths in eastern China. In Zhejiang province, east of the global business hub of Shanghai, thermometers registered more than 42 degrees Celsius today (13) (The Washington Post*).
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(*) Translation via Google Tradutor
Image at top: VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP
