Tag: deforestation
Mining Is Responsible for 10 Percent of Deforestation in the Amazon
Nearly ten percent of all the deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon between 2005 ...
Cattle Ranchers in the Amazon Could Earn More Farming. But They Wouldn’t Be Happy
Picture the Brazilian Amazon. You probably don’t see a lot of cows in that ...
The Revocation of Brazil’s Pro-Deforestation Decree Has No Teeth
On August 23, 2017, Brazil’s president Michel Temer issued a decree revoking the RENCA ...
Zero Deforestation Is the Only Answer in this Side of the Amazon
Perched at the easternmost edge of the Amazon rainforest is Maranhão, one of Brazil’s ...
Under Pressure to Curb Deforestation, Brazil Sends Mixed Message to the World
Last week saw a busy, but contradictory, stream of actions likely to impact Amazonian ...
Eating Less Beef Seems to Be the Only Way to End Amazonian Deforestation
Beef production has become a major driver of tropical deforestation, responsible for as much ...
Burger King Vows to Stop Amazon Deforestation by 2030. That’s Too Late, Say Critics
The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains ...
After US$ 1.1 in Aid, Norway Says Brazil Needs to Clean Its Act or It Won’t Get a Cent for Amazon
Brazilian President Michel Temer was greeted with protests when he arrived in Norway for ...
Brazil Keeps Fining Pedro Cordeiro, a Crook and Land-grabber. But Does He Even Exist?
In April 2017, Brazilian environmental agents fined Pedro Cordeiro US$ 9.2 million for converting ...
