by Cristina Amorim | 18/11/2019 | News
The announcement of 2019 Amazon deforestation rates by the Brazilian government has shown that forest clearing has gained traction when it should ease. Between August 2018 and July 2019, 9,762 square kilometers were deforested – an increase of 30% over the...
by Cristina Amorim | 10/09/2019 | News
This year’s record burning in the Amazon is closely associated with certain land use categories, with 33% of outbreaks so far concentrated on private lands. Areas with no specified land use came in second, accounting for 30% of hotspots. A staggering 20% of fires...
by Cristina Amorim | 23/08/2019 | News
The number of registered hotspots in the Amazon this year is already 60% greater than levels seen over the last three years. The outbreak of record numbers of fires can be attributed to deforestation and not drought, according to a technical memo on the current...
by Cristina Amorim | 29/06/2018 | News
A survey conducted by IBOPE/Rede Conhecimento Social, at the request of the Observatório do Código Florestal—OCF (Portuguese for Forest Code Observatory), shows that 82 percent of consumers in large Brazilian cities would like the products they purchase to comply with...
by Cristina Amorim | 28/06/2018 | News
Data released in June by the federal government regarding deforestation in the Cerrado show that between 2016 and 2017, Brazil’s second largest biome lost 14,185 square kilometers of native vegetation, or 6,777 km2 in the first year and 7,408 km2 in the second....
by Cristina Amorim | 28/06/2018 | News
Rural producers in Mato Grosso who preserve the forest beyond what the law requires can get paid for it. This is the goal of CONSERV, a project aimed at financial compensation for farmers who have a surplus of native vegetation. The state of Mato Grosso has...
by Cristina Amorim | 25/06/2018 | News
Deforestation has touched Amazon indigenous lands and it threats the ecosystem services they provide, such as balanced climate and rainfall patterns. To better follow this trend, you can use the Indigenous Climate Alert app, developed by IPAM with Google (available...
by Cristina Amorim | 01/06/2018 | Articles
Last week’s announcement by the Norwegian government that it would cut off some of the resources it donates to the Amazon Fund did not catch the environmental sector by surprise. Those who follow the Amazon deforestation fluctuations know that, since the value...
by Cristina Amorim | 01/06/2018 | Opinion
By André Guimarães and Paulo Coutinho* Members of Parliament from the state of Amazonas and their followers who want to reduce protected areas created last year in the Amazon impose a considerable risk to a sector of the economy that they defend so much: agribusiness....
