The use of social technology is transforming reality in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco, reducing firewood consumption, smoke emitted outside homes, and empowering women in their work. In the Sertão do Pajeú (PE), agroecological stoves are changing daily life.
Deforestation for monoculture and pasture is the main cause of a 34% decrease in river flow by 2050. In the Cerrado, 93% of river basins may experience a reduction in water availability, according to the study "The Heavy Impact".
Between 2007 and 2021, the state authorized the clearing of 992.587 hectares of native vegetation; this number is equivalent to 32 cities the size of Salvador. Western Bahia accounts for 80% of the deforestation authorizations. Deforestation authorizations have been issued by the state's environmental agency.
(By AATR) The area, larger than the city of Recife (PE), is located in a State Conservation Unit within the Fazenda Estrondo Agribusiness Condominium, accused of the illegal appropriation of 444 hectares of land traditionally occupied by Geraizeiras communities.
According to MapBiomas Alerta, the Cerrado is the biome with the second highest rate of deforestation in Brazil, second only to the Pantanal, which exceptionally faced an unprecedented tragedy due to fires in 2020.
Scheduled for Cerrado Week, the event “Convergences for the Cerrado – integrated management of biodiversity and sustainable productive landscapes” will address policies and strategies for the protection of the Biome and its people. The economic, social and environmental importance of the
According to the Civil Society Observatory, the destruction of this biome totals 408 hectares of devastated soil. The Cerrado is one of the largest and most important Brazilian biomes, with a biodiversity that occupies 12% of the national territory and sustains diverse populations.
An open letter to BNDES, released today, demands concrete measures to prevent financing of deforestation and a review of the Bank's socio-environmental policy. Fifty civil society organizations, including ISPN, released an open letter to BNDES today demanding...
Without an agreement between the different factions within the government, the Land Grabbing Bill may be removed from the agenda during the pandemic, but its text still represents serious threats to the forests and their peoples. This follows Provisional Measure 910, known as the MP of...
According to the CPP's communications office, a Technical Note was sent by the MPF (Federal Public Prosecutor's Office) to the parliamentarians who will analyze the proposal, which should be voted on today (May 20th). Although the Provisional Measure on land regularization has expired, there is a...
