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 Maria Garcia | 23/02/2026 | News, One and a Half Degrees
By Maria Garcia* In this 69th edition, the Um Grau e Meio newsletter speaks with Fernando Sampaio to unpack the key points regarding the sustainability (or lack thereof) of Brazilian agribusiness. Fernando is an agronomist who graduated from ESALQ/USP (Luiz de...
by Suellen Nunes | 19/02/2026 | News
Suellen Nunes* The advance of deforestation in the transition region between the Cerrado and the Amazon has caused profound changes in the availability of water in small river basins, increasing the risk of flooding in the rainy season and reducing water availability...
by Sara Leal | 09/02/2026 | News, One and a Half Degrees
The couple Vanessa Moreira and Alessandro Tenório received an invaluable inheritance from their parents: the knowledge to carry on with efficient production that values and protects the property’s natural resources. Family farmers from Tomé-Açú, in Pará, have...
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 Sara Leal | 02/02/2026 | News
By Tainá Andrade* The 17% cut in the budget for monitoring and preventing forest fires in 2026 is a warning sign, says the director of Science at IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), Ane Alencar. The researcher argues that the policy for combating and...
by Lucas Itaborahy | 27/01/2026 | News
By Lucas Guaraldo* A new letter published by André Corrêa do Lago, president of COP 30, states that the Belem conference “shed light on the limits of climate multilateralism and consensus decision-making”. The document also highlights the need to adopt new...
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...
