How the Political Crisis is Threatening Brazil’s Sustainable Goals

Last June, Congress approved a legislative bill to reduce 600 thousand hectares of protected areas in the Amazon and other natural preserved areas in Brazil, which is equivalent to four times the area of the city of Sao Paulo.… Read More How the Political Crisis is Threatening Brazil’s Sustainable Goals

August 11, 2017January 22, 2020 Brazil Talk

Counting our blessings – and destroying them

by Isabela Messias Brazil is a blessed country. We have no hurricanes, no earthquakes, no harsh winter. We have the largest tropical forest in the world, the Brazilian Amazon, which amounts for around 5 million square kilometers, and hosts an unparalleled biodiversity[i]. Moreover, Brazil also has 12% of the world’s freshwater, more than the European… Read More Counting our blessings – and destroying them

December 2, 2015May 23, 2021 Brazil Talk