by Bibiana Garrido | 06/03/2026 | News
Unprecedented calculation shows that Bolsa Verde directly contributed to a 30% drop in deforestation in participating areas from 2012 to 2015 Deforestation avoided in the period totals 22,600 hectares; emissions avoided amount to 8.3 million tons of carbon dioxide...
by Bibiana Garrido | 09/02/2026 | News
By Tainá Andrade* This week’s edition of Um Grau e Meio talks to Cynthia Picolo, executive director of LAPIN (Laboratório de Políticas Públicas e Internet) about the impacts of AI and data centers in Brazil. Picolo also coordinates working groups for...
by Bibiana Garrido | 27/01/2026 | News
The Forest Code Observatory has officially launched a new update of the Forest Code Thermometer data, an initiative built by civil society organizations to monitor how the Forest Code is being implemented in Brazilian states and municipalities. The data, referring to...
by Bibiana Garrido | 26/01/2026 | News, One and a Half Degrees
By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido* In its first edition of 2026, the newsletter Um Grau Meio interviews Arnaldo Carneiro, coordinator of the Amazon Regional Observatory of the ACTO (Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization). The function of ACTO is to promote cooperation...
by Bibiana Garrido | 18/11/2025 | News
By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido* The allocation of untitled public forests in the Brazilian Amazon is a necessary measure not only to mitigate climate change, but also to guarantee human rights. This point was made by Rebecca Maranhão, a researcher at IPAM (Amazon...
