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Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands

December 27, 2023

Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias T.Philips The special forces crackdown on illegal mining in Yanomami territory. Photograph: Ibama/Brazilian government The Brazilian government has launched its campaign to drive tens of thousands of illegal miners from the country’s largest Indigenous reserve, with special-forces environmental operatives…
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Smart Forestry Made in Finland

August 26, 2023

The forestry industry is going through an extensive transformation, with inventory, harvesting and management all going digital and data-driven. This means demand for new solutions in which Finland is a world-class provider. We help the industry respond to the growing demand for wood, while preserving the environment for future generations. Finland has the digital innovations,…
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Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030

August 10, 2023

Lula, the president of Brazil, speaks to his minister of Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, at the Amazon summit. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian presidency/AFP/Getty Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest Tom Phillips in Belém, Patrick Greenfield and agencies Amazon leaders have called on rich countries to help…
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Amazon deal lacks concrete measures, say climate activists

August 9, 2023

AFP Demonstrators, including indigenous people from Amazon countries, marched in Belém on Tuesday as the summit kicked off By Katy Watson in Belém, Brazil & Christy Cooney in London BBC News The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting…
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Brazil in need of investments

August 9, 2023

Delay costs 4 times as much as before eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 9 August 2023– According to Instituto Escolhas, a Brazilian organization promoting sustainable development, South America’s largest country will have to invest US$ 47 billion to recover a large area of forests in the country’s six biomes, which would result in employment generation, food production, and…
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Forests and climate change

July 21, 2023

What is the issue? Forests are a stabilising force for the climate. They regulate ecosystems, protect biodiversity, play an integral part in the carbon cycle, support livelihoods, and supply goods and services that can drive sustainable growth. Forests’ role in climate change is two-fold. They act as both a cause and a solution for greenhouse…
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Reforestation, Capture, Storage, Transportation and Carbon Credits

July 14, 2023

eyesonbrasil/stanford Amsterdam July 14, 2023—Forests across the globe but of course also across the good old U.S. of A. are major contributors to the fight against climate change, annually removing damaging excess carbon from the atmosphere equivalent to approximately 13 percent of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new report published today by Stanford…
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Brazil sets Global example

June 8, 2023

But forgets to summon illegal Brazilian goldminers in Suriname eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, June 8th 2023– According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), deforestation fell 31% in the Legal Amazon, from January to May 2023, compared to the same period last year, Agencia Brasil reported. The data was released Wednesday and collected from the Deforestation Detection…
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Brazil in EU Amazon Fund

May 11, 2023

Success for Lula in London eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 10th 2023– In a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in London, the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced this Friday (5/6) that the United Kingdom will contribute to the Amazon Fund, currently financed by Norway , Germany and the United States. Later, via…
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New Gold Rules in Brazil

April 26, 2023

Gold Provisional Measure eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 26 april 2023– Brasilia has finalized what has become known as the Gold Provisional Measure (MP) ending good faith and requiring electronic invoices for buying, selling, and transporting gold in the country, Brazilian media reported. The document has already been signed by Justice Minister Flávio Dino and will also be signed…
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