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Brazil’s Leading Food Retailer Goes Cage-Free

Brazil’s Leading Food Retailer Goes Cage-Free

Brazil, one of the world’s largest economies and the fifth largest nation by population, has become an important focus for animal advocates over the last several decades. The result has been a growing awareness of animal issues and noteworthy progress in regard to animal welfare. That progress continues. Yesterday, Carrefour, Brazil’s largest food retailer, announced […]

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    Hunting, Fishing Cause Dramatic Decline in Amazon River Dolphins

    Hunting, Fishing Cause Dramatic Decline in Amazon River Dolphins

    By Claire Asher Populations of two species of river dolphin in the Amazon are halving every decade, according to the results of a twenty-two year survey. The Amazon rainforest is home to the Amazon river dolphin, or Boto (Inia geoffrensis) and the Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis). But the results of a long-term study published in PLoS […]

    Greenpeace Finds Amazon Reef Formation Where Total Plans to Drill for Oil

    Greenpeace Finds Amazon Reef Formation Where Total Plans to Drill for Oil

    A team of scientists on board the Greenpeace Esperanza ship have documented the existence of a rhodolith field where French company Total intends to drill for oil, 120km off the northern coast of Brazil. The finding proves the existence of a reef formation in the area and invalidates Total’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which states […]

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    By Mikaela Weisse and Katie Fletcher This edition of Places to Watch examines forest clearing detected between Nov. 9, 2017, and Jan. 31, 2018 in Indonesian Papua, Cameroon and Brazil. Due to occasional cloud cover that can obscure satellite recognition, some loss may have occurred earlier. Oil Palm Plantation Encroaching on Primary Forest in Indonesian […]

    Brazilian School Districts Make Historic Switch to 100% Plant-Based Meals

    Brazilian School Districts Make Historic Switch to 100% Plant-Based Meals

    Four cities in Brazil have pledged to transition all of the meals served at its public school cafeterias to 100 percent plant-based by the end of 2019, with the mission of reducing the cities’ environmental footprint (especially water consumption), aiding local produce farmers and fostering humane and healthy eating habits for students. The cities of […]

    Amazon Reef: BP Drilling Plans Dealt Another Blow by Brazilian Regulator

    Amazon Reef: BP Drilling Plans Dealt Another Blow by Brazilian Regulator

    By Joe Sandler Clarke, Unearthed BP’s plans to drill for oil near a huge coral reef in the mouth of Amazon river have been dealt a further blow after a regulator questioned the company’s environmental risk assessment. Ibama, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, rejected an environmental study from the British oil giant, further delaying the company’s […]