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Indigenous chief transforms village in Lower Tapajós with ecotourism
Irenilce Batista Souza was chosen to lead the Vista Alegre do Kapixauã village at the age of 34; the management of the territory reinforces tourist activity as a source of income.
Deforestation fire continues to threaten the Amazon and challenge combat
Scientific expedition went through three biomes in the brazilian state of Mato Grosso; in the city of Apiacás, the team followed firefighters combating fire in razed forest areas.
Largest fire in the Pantanal biome this year doubles in size in one day
Fire in Mato Grosso state lasts four days, favored by weather conditions; researchers take part in a field expedition to improve the use of data in combating fires.
Pantanal fire burns almost a thousand hectares in two days
Drought and wind stimulate fire to spread quickly, say researchers in a field expedition; extreme climate events tend to get worse in the next years, shows IPCC report.
Fires caused by human action reach the Cerrado biome in Mato Grosso
Pasture lands fire spreads to family farming areas; researchers are in a field expedition seeking to improve the use of data in preventing and combating forest fires.
Invasions of Public Forests in the Amazon Increase Brazil’s Carbon Footprint
Research published this week in a scientific journal shows the growing role of land grabbing in the worsening of deforestation and forest degradation rates, which leads to the emission of greenhouse gases. The invasion and deforestation of unallocated public...
App maps more than five thousand families in unprotected traditional territories
More than five thousand families belonging to traditional peoples and communities and small-scale farmers used ‘Tô no Mapa’ (I’m on the Map), an app which allows them to map their territories, which have not been recognized in official Brazilian maps, themselves....