Thermoelectric plant in Brasilia would be a step backwards for energy infrastructure

by Lucas Itaborahy | 12/03/2025 | Note

The installation of a new thermoelectric plant in the Federal District, just 35 kilometers from the National Congress, represents a step backwards by opting for the most polluting form of energy generation, says IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute). The...

With new methodology, Brazil becomes a reference in emissions measurement

by Lucas Itaborahy | 20/08/2024 | News

By Lucas Guaraldo* A new article published in the scientific journal Environmental Research Letters demonstrates how researchers at SEEG (System for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals) have generated more accurate, robust and frequent data by combining...

Cerrado loses 1.1 million hectares and surpasses Amazon deforestation

by Lucas Itaborahy | 28/05/2024 | News

By Lucas Guaraldo* Deforestation in the Cerrado increased by 68%, reaching more than 1.1 million hectares in 2023 and surpassing, for the first time, the losses recorded in the Amazon. The area is equivalent to 61% of all the deforestation recorded in Brazil last year...

IPAM and the World Bank create model that predicts deforestation in the Amazon

by Lucas Itaborahy | 30/04/2024 | News

By Lucas Guaraldo* Researchers from IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) have created, in partnership with the World Bank, a platform where it is possible to predict the risk of deforestation and estimate future deforested areas in the states of the Legal...

81% of deforestation in the Cerrado was concentrated in five river basins

by Lucas Itaborahy | 22/03/2024 | News

By Lucas Guaraldo* In 2023, 81% of deforestation in the Cerrado was concentrated in the regions supplied by the Upper Tocantins, Middle São Francisco, Upper Parnaíba, Itapecuru and Araguaia river basins, potentially raising the water risk of 373 municipalities in the...