The Amazon is still burning. Can UN summit in Glasgow address such climate failures?
By all measures, Giovane Garrido Mendonça should be a logger.
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August Amazon fires remain near highs under Bolsonaro
The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon as the burning season opened in August fell slightly from 2020, but remained close to the near-decade highs seen under President Jair Bolsonaro, new data showed Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 1, 2021
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New marmoset species discovered in Brazilian Amazon
A team of scientists has discovered a new marmoset species in the Brazilian Amazon. Schneider's marmoset (Mico schneideri), described in the latest issue of the journal Scientific Reports, is named after professor Horacio ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2021
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More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: The world's climate change progress since 2019
Back in 2019, more than 11,000 scientists declared a global climate emergency. They established a comprehensive set of vital signs that impact or reflect the planet's health, such as forest loss, fossil fuel subsidies, glacier ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2021
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Deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop, no matter who's in charge
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires and the election of anti-environmentalist president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets against it, and retailers ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2021
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Worst June for Brazil Amazon forest fires since 2007: data
The Brazilian Amazon has suffered its worst June for forest fires since 2007, official data showed Thursday, indicating another devastating dry season for the world's largest rainforest.
Environment
Jul 2, 2021
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits record for May
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record for the month of May this year, the space research institute INPE said.
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Jun 4, 2021
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Primates change their 'accent' to avoid conflict
New research has discovered that monkeys will use the "accent" of another species when they enter its territory to help them better understand one another and potentially avoid conflict.
Ecology
May 27, 2021
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Outcry over Brazil bill relaxing environmental rules
Environmentalists accused Brazilian lawmakers Thursday of further threatening the country's disappearing rainforests after the lower house passed a bill relaxing environmental regulations for the agriculture and energy sectors.
Environment
May 13, 2021
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Climate change: Amazon may be turning from friend to foe
The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20 percent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed, according to a stunning report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world's largest ...
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