Tag: deforestation
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 ...
Brazil to Privatize Amazon’s Deforestation Monitoring. Deforesters Applaud
In the midst of the intense political turmoil unfolding in Brasília, a government move ...
A Few Reasons Why Michel Temer Should Step Down as President of Brazil
If you ask Google to translate the Portuguese word “temer”, the result is “to ...
Indians Are the Best Answer to Save the Amazon. But There Is Less Room for Them in the New Brazil
Inside Brazil’s Indigenous Reserve 124, Chief Geraldo Apurina walks along a muddy footpath, past ...
Sense of Impunity Leads to 60% Increase in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Deforestation
On May 29 the NGO SOS Mata Atlântica and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas ...
In a Brazil Where Worst Is Always Coming to Worst, These Men Stand Their Ground
Brazil has made headlines recently for almost entirely negative reasons — whether it is ...
Bad Times Being Used as Excuse to Dramatically Increase Cutting Down the Amazon
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of ...
In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law
On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...
