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IPAM: Roadmaps for deforestation and fossil fuels are essential to the climate agenda
Documents submitted by the Brazilian government contain proposals to expand forestry financing and accelerate the energy transition, taking into account the different realities of each country.
“The heat index during the Círio can reach 40°C”
The biweekly program “Um Grau e Meio” interviews José Raimundo de Sousa, a meteorologist with INMET (National Institute of Meteorology) in Belém since 1982. The expert discusses the weather conditions forecast for the Círio period, the effects of El Niño, and the factors that may contribute to the sensation of intense heat during the processions.
IPAM Launches National Network and Sensor System for Air Quality Monitoring
RedeAr plans to expand the monitoring of pollutants in Brazil with a new, more affordable, and more durable device that collects a wider range of data, such as temperature, pressure, and humidity.
IPAM Says Climate Agenda Requires Implementation and International Cooperation
IPAM’s executive director comments on Lula’s speech at the UN General Assembly, which highlighted the reduction in deforestation, financing for forests, and the energy transition.
“Power generation in the Amazon was originally designed to bring electricity to other regions of the country”
In an interview with Um Grau e Meio, Vinícius Oliveira da Silva, a project manager at IEMA, explains the challenges of electrifying the Amazon and the paradox of renewable energy generation in Brazil.
IPAM Expresses Support for Chief Raoni Following His Cancer Diagnosis
Due to his age and the risks associated with intensive treatment, Raoni is receiving palliative care in Peixoto de Azevedo (MT), close to his family and his people.
“The paradigm of clearing nature to make way for crops needs to be rethought”
In China, the executive director of IPAM argued that the expansion of Brazilian agribusiness requires including protected areas and forests in crop planning, rather than clearing them.