by Beth Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Uncategorized
River dolphins are dying by the dozens in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest over the past week, along with thousands of fish. Experts warn that worse could follow if water temperatures remain elevated due to a severe drought in the region. The Mamiraua Institute, part...
by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Information, Sustainability
AmazonFACE is Brazil’s massive new investigation to understand just how much carbon dioxide their massive rainforest can handle, and what will be the point of no return. AmazonFACE stands for Free Air CO2 Enrichment, and the project includes a large complex of...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | Conservation, Sustainability
Deforestation in Brazil has already fallen by over 60% in the first month of President Lula’s administration, according to satellite data. During his first presidency from 2004-2010, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made preserving natural resources a...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | Conservation, Profiles, Sustainability
Marina Silva, Amazon activist, is President-elect Lula’s choice for Brazil’s new minister of environment. Marina Silva grew up in the Amazon, working as child labor on a rubber plantation. As an adult, she has worked hard to undo the damage of the kind of...
by Beth Holmes | May 16, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Sustainability
Brazilian environmental organizations are demanding the U.S. follow through with promised funding for forest protection, and asking that they deal directly with them instead of go through the Brazilian government. Over 330 parties, including environmental and...
