“Vote Without Vacillation”; deforestation in the Amazon grows 81% in August and +

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In an unprecedented partnership, Greenpeace Brasil and Porta dos Fundos come together to mark the launch of the “Voto Sem Vacilo” campaign.

Spearheaded by the environmental organization, the new campaign aims to raise awareness among young people about the importance of voting conscientiously for candidates who present concrete proposals for preserving the environment.

In addition to the launch video, a guide with directions on how to identify candidates withpromeissues related to the environmental agenda is available for free access.

“Today’s youth have already understood that the change to stop the climate crisis needs to happen now, and not in 50 years. Therefore, we want to provide reliable information so that you have practical tools for informed voting, which is nothing more than choosing representatives who defend life, democracy and the environment. What is at stake is our future, the future of our sons and daughters and the world as we know it”, said Mariana Mota, Public Policy coordinator at Greenpeace Brazil.

“We understand humor as one of the most powerful tools for social transformation in Brazil. Humor is part of Brazilians' DNA, and using it to translate fundamental issues - such as preserving the environment and voting consciously for candidates withpromewith the cause – for a young and strategic audience, it immensely enhances the message. Porta is created by people who genuinely care about social and environmental issues, and being able to carry out this work with Greenpeace gives us all enormous pride”, comments Ana Paula Wheba, business director at Porta dos Fundos.

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Find out more about the #VotoSemVacilo campaign at Greenpeace Brazil official page.

🌳 Deforestation in the Amazon grows 81% in August

Last month, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) registered alerts for 1.661,02 km² deforested in the Amazon – an increase of 81% compared to the same period last year – when destruction alerts were generated for 918 km² of forests.

The number recorded in August 2022 is the second highest in INPE's historical series, almost tied with 2019, when 1.714 km² of destruction were recorded. The information was updated this Friday (9).

The area lost last month is larger than the city of São Paulo (1.512 km²).

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🔥 California wildfire doubles in size

A wildfire on the outskirts of Los Angeles doubled in size in less than 24 hours, firefighters said on Thursday (8), as the western United States experienced another day of suffocating heat.

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate in the face of the growing fire, which has now spread to 7.700 hectares.

Two people died in the fire which began on Monday (5), in the midst of a heat wave that lasted more than a week and recorded temperatures that repeatedly exceeded 43ºC in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.

Forecasters say the heat wave will begin to dissipate in the coming days, but warn that California is not out of the woods yet.

💧 Guterres visits Pakistan

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, started this Friday (9) a two-day visit to Pakistan, whose authorities called for help for millions of people affected by catastrophic floods.

Pakistan underwater, the death of the “Hole Indian” and +

See highlights from Curto Green this Monday (29): 33 million Pakistanis affected by the rains, considered a “climate catastrophe”; the story of the “Indian of the Hole”, the last indigenous person of his tribe found dead on Saturday (27); study shows that extreme heat waves will be more common by the end of the decade if there is no reduction in emissions; and another victim of the war in Ukraine: dolphins.

One third of the country, equivalent to the size of the territory of the United Kingdom, is flooded after an intense season of monsoon rains that left almost 1.400 dead and caused extensive material damage.

Guterres said he hoped that his visit would encourage the international community to mobilize better in favor of Pakistan, a country that was very generous in the past offering refuge to millions of Afghan refugees during decades of war in that neighboring country, he recalled.

🎥 Tip Curto

This Thursday (8), the film “The Territory” premiered in Brazilian cinemas.

The documentary – produced with the help of Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous people – shows the story of these people defending their lands. He denounces deforestation, land invasions, fires and persecution. (((the echo)))

The film won two categories at the Sundance Film Festival, they are: Audience Award and Special Jury Award for Documentary Artsystem. (G1)

Check out the trailer!

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