Tag: deforestation

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 19:10 UTC

  Brazil: Deforestation in protected areas up 79% under Bolsonaro

  

  A report by the Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA) released Wednesday has shown a 138% increase in degradation in indigenous lands and 130% in Conservation Units, (CUs) compared to three years before President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Amazon crisis “same old nonsense”

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said the Amazon desertification alert was “the same old nonsense” and blamed the opposition for those reports which were aimed at denting the country's image and scaring away investors.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro gov't wants Elon Musk to supply internet access to Amazon region

  

  Negotiations between Brazil's Government and entrepreneur Elon Musk to make the internet available to people in the Amazon region were announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil envisions plans to cut down Amazon deforestation while developing other activities in the rainforest

  

  Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture estimated this week 1 million hectares per year will suffer deforestation until the year 2030, despite Vice President Hamilton Mourão's announcement Monday that plans to avoid it would be announced at the upcoming 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-26) in Glasgow.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Blinken says the US has plans to curb Amazon deforestation

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday announced while on an official trip to Colombia that his country would launch a regional pact to reduce deforestation throughout the Amazon

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Charges filed against Brazil's President before ICC: “The Planet vs. Bolsonaro”

  

  Charges against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro have been filed before the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for deforestation of the Amazon, it was announced Tuesday.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  One third of Latin America, Caribbean forests under threat, study finds

  

  According to the Botanic Gardens Conservation International, “World Forestry Report” published Wednesday, one-third of the forest wealth in Latin America and the Caribbean is under threat of extinction.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  NGOs press before OECD to reject Brazil's application over environment issues

  

  Several non-government organizations (NGOs) focused on environmental issues Wednesday launched an accusation against the government of Brazil for violating international treaties and devastating the Amazon.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Austrian coalition will block EU/Mercosur trade accord if it goes against the European Green Deal

  

  Austria’s coalition government has confirmed it will block the landmark EU-Mercosur trade agreement – which should create the biggest free-trade area in the world – saying it goes against the EU’s environmental ambitions set out in the European Green Deal.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Casino supermarkets sued under French law for selling beef linked to deforestation

  

  French supermarket chain Casino is being sued by indigenous groups from the Amazon, for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation. The 11 indigenous groups, backed by NGOs in the US and France, are seeking €3.1m in damages.