Tag: Amazon
Brazil Police Raid the Amazon Forest in Search of Invaders of Public Land
Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) agents went on a raid last week exercising 22 search ...
Brazil’s Yanomami Leader Gets Death Threats from Illegal Goldminers in the Amazon
Brazil’s Yanomami shaman and spokesperson Davi Kopenawa, who has led the struggle for the ...
In Brazil, Supermarkets Refuse to Sell Meat from Amazon-raised Cattle
In Brazil, the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets, the main group representing supermarkets in Brazil ...
Boiling point: A Survey of Hemispheric Water Policy
From the Texas Oil Boom to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, petroleum was undoubtedly the ...
Brazil Minister Says 5 New Hydroelectric Plants in the Amazon Were Inspired by Avatar, the Movie
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, signed the decree for the construction of five ...
Just-Discovered Subterranean River Under the Amazon Might Be the World’s Largest
In Brazil, a group of scientists say they have found signs of a huge ...
Brazil’s Asymmetrical Challenges & the World’s Covetous Eyes on the Amazon
There are three types of people, a saying goes: those who make things happen, ...
End of Drought in Brazilian Amazon Doesn’t Bring Back the Green
There were widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests in Brazil caused by ...
After Three Decades of Delays and Protests Amazon Hydro Project Ready to Start
In Brazil, building will begin now on what should be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric ...
Brazilian Amazon Little Entrepreneurs Get Their Own Microloans
Brazil is giving the green light to Accion International, a pioneer and leader in ...
