by Bibiana Garrido | 15/12/2023 | News
By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido* Emissions from fires not associated with deforestation rose 37% in 2022 compared to 2021: 209 million tons of carbon dioxide were emitted in 2022 compared to 152 million in 2021. This type of fire affects native vegetation without...
by Luiza Melo | 28/11/2023 | News
IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) will have an active participation in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP28, between November 30th and December 12th, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The agenda of IPAM directors and researchers...
by Sara Leal | 13/11/2023 | Amazoniar (EN), News
Lays Ushirobira* Amazoniar’s video series on land grabbing in the Amazon is now fully available on the YouTube channel of IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute). Launched in August, the series has five episodes and aims to uncover how land grabbing...
by Luiza Melo | 26/10/2023 | News
Lays Ushirobira* The Amazonian countries are not the only ones that can take action to put an end to land grabbing, one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon. The international community also has an important role to play in combating the illegal...
by Sara Leal | 11/10/2023 | News
Food security – which is the right to access enough quality food to live a healthy life – is at great risk with the advance of land grabbing in the Amazon. And this is not just a risk for Brazil, but for the whole world. Currently, the illegal appropriation of public...
by Mariana Guths | 28/09/2023 | News
Lays Ushirobira* To combat land grabbing, one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon, it is essential to coordinate actions between governments at all levels, the productive sector and civil society. “One doesn’t have to be in or near the Amazon to help,”...
