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Lula Pushes Mega-oil Project As Brazil Prepares To Host COP30

Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November.

International Business Times

Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit

Climate negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who at Cop29? The world leaders and others who will attend

Crucial question for summit will be how to help developing countries cope with extreme weather caused by high temperatures

The Guardian - UK

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G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation

Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil’s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation

The Independent UK

Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo

Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights

The Guardian - UK

Brazil Waging 'War' On Wildfires In Crowded Sao Paulo State

Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a "war" against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes.

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Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Slows By Nearly Half

Learn about the recent decrease in Amazon deforestation and challenges faced by the Cerrado savannah. Discover the importance of conservation efforts for g...

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Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records

Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season but already the number of blazes reported has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades

The Independent UK

More Money Pledged For Flood-stricken Brazil

The BRICS group of nations pledged a billion dollars for storm-ravaged southern Brazil Tuesday as slowly receding floodwaters started to reveal the full extent of the devastation.

International Business Times

Javier Milei, America Ferrera among Latinos included in TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2024

Actor Colman Domingo and Brazil's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, also made the list

Latin Times

The oil boss, the islander, the ecofeminist: Five people to watch at COP28

World leaders, scientists and activists gather in Dubai this week for the latest UN-sponsored COP summit aimed at forging a global response to the climate emergency. From the controversial Emirati host Sultan al-Jaber to climate leader and Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some…

France 24

Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex

The Independent UK

Amazon deforestation continues to drop

“This shows how an election can change the fate of the Amazon.”

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The Independent UK

Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil

It’s been 14 years since the eight countries of the Amazon region convened in a summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

Radio France Internationale

South American summit seeks roadmap to save damaged Amazon

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fellow South American leaders open a two-day summit Tuesday on the world's biggest rainforest in order to set out solutions to save the damaged Amazon.

The Guardian - UK

Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister

Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real action

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira a year on from their deaths

Hundreds gather in Rio and Belém to remember two men who worked to defend the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitants

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The Guardian - UK

Rethink, reform, rebuild: 7 steps to save the Amazon

As the world’s biggest rainforest degrades fast towards its tipping point, finding solutions is more urgent than ever. But who to ask first and where to begin?

The Guardian - US

Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns

Alexandre Saraiva gives alert on organised crime in region ahead of anniversary of killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Reuters

Brazil still has tools to meet sustainability plan, says minister, amid legal changes

Brazil's Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Friday the government still has the instruments to maintain its sustainability agenda, even as Congress moves to weaken key ministries' environmental powers.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula summons ministers as Congress seeks to dilute environmental powers

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday summoned his environmental and indigenous affairs ministers for emergency talks after a congressional committee passed a bill gutting the ministries' environmental oversight powers.

The Guardian - US

Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries

Plan to drastically dilute bodies’ powers would deal severe blow to Lula’s attempt to reverse Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastation

Reuters

Brazil's Petrobras to appeal decision blocking drilling at Amazon mouth

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday it will file this week an appeal against environmental agency Ibama's decision of blocking it from drilling a well at the mouth of the Amazon river.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What it will take to reverse the damage done to the rainforest by Jair Bolsonaro

In today’s newsletter: A key campaign promise of the Brazilian president was to reverse the rapid destruction of the rainforest under Jair Bolsonaro, but his commitment is yet to be tested

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