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    Brazil’s Amazon Breaks Another Deforestation Record

    Brazil’s Amazon Breaks Another Deforestation Record

    Another month in 2022, another announcement of record deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.  Last month, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported that the tropical rainforest experienced record deforestation during the first three months of the year. Now, the agency says that deforestation rates for April broke the record for the month, reflecting the […]

    Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation During First Three Months of 2022

    Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation During First Three Months of 2022

    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the first three months of 2022 has increased by 64 percent compared to the same time period last year, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said in a new report.  That’s a record increase in deforestation for January through March since data collection began in 2015. The report, […]

    Brazil Extends Coal Use for Another 18 Years

    Brazil Extends Coal Use for Another 18 Years

    Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved a law late Wednesday that would extend the nation’s coal use by more than a decade. Previously, the government was supposed to end subsidies for coal plants by 2027 and rescind the authorization for three new plants in particular by 2025. But the new “just transition” law allows for coal use through at least 2040.

    ‘Biggest Story in the World Right Now’: Humanity Flips Amazon Rainforest From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source

    ‘Biggest Story in the World Right Now’: Humanity Flips Amazon Rainforest From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source

    By Jessica Corbett Following years of warnings and mounting fears among scientists, “terrifying” research revealed Wednesday that climate change and deforestation have turned parts of the Amazon basin, a crucial “sink,” into a source of planet-heating carbon dioxide. Though recent research has elevated concerns about the Amazon putting more CO2 and other greenhouse gases into […]

    Amazônia: A Look at What We Stand to Lose

    Amazônia: A Look at What We Stand to Lose

    “Beautiful. Essential. The future is Amazônia.” These were the words that renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado used to describe the Amazon Rainforest, the subject of his latest photography collection. As a lifelong photojournalist, Salgado has used his work to advocate for social and environmental change. In Amazônia, his latest work, Salgado dedicated himself to capturing […]