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“If you’re exercising in extreme heat, there will be a time when your heart won’t be able to keep up”

by Mariana Guths | 24/03/2025 | One and a Half Degrees

By Lucas Guaraldo* Um Grau e Meio talks to Laura Olivia Tavares Souto, a resident doctor in metabology and endocrinology. In this interview, she discusses the physiological effects of practicing sports and outdoor activities in extreme heat, as well as the health...

“Collecting seeds is a social and environmental role for communities”

by Sara Leal | 10/03/2025 | One and a Half Degrees

By Sara Leal* In an interview with Um Grau e Meio, Débora Fiametti, president of COOPERSAF (Cooperativa Solidária da Agricultura Familiar), talks about the role of women in the Rede Sementes Portal da Amazônia, in Mato Grosso. Sign up for IPAM’s free newsletter...

“Land, when preserved and cultivated collectively, is an act of resistance”

by Mariana Abuchain | 10/03/2025 | One and a Half Degrees

Antônia Oliveira lives in Carlinda, Mato Grosso, in a settlement called PDS (Sustainable Development Project). Her career in seed collection is directly linked to the agrarian reform. She is part of a group of five families who collect forest and agricultural seeds....

Drought and fires explain the rise in deforestation in Amazon FPNDs

by Camila Santana | 02/09/2024 | News, One and a Half Degrees

By Camila Santana* Rebecca Maranhão is a researcher at IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia) and is part of the team responsible for collecting data on FPNDs (Public Forests Not Destined) monitored by the Observatory of Public Forests. In an interview...