EcoWatchBrazil

Journalist Lise Alves keeping tabs on environment, sustainability and biodiversity in Brazil

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Seems a bit contradictory: Brazil Clears 8 Miles of Amazon Rainforest to Make Space for UN Climate Conference

https://t.co/1sFDgoy3p0

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COP30: sanitation works slow, sewage system not working and water charges astronomical. Sewage and garbage are still being dumped into the canals of peripheral areas of the city, which will host COP30 in November. #Belem #COP30

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COP-30: Brazil decides to move Heads of State/Govt at UN climate meeting to November 5-8 (exact date not yet been set) to reduce flow of people in Belém. Conference itself will take place November 10-21. #COP30 #environment #Brazil

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After much criticism, Brazil decides to halt dredging Belem port to accommodate cruise ships to be used as accommodations during the COP30 climate summit. With shortage of hotel rooms to house summit attendees, govt scrambles to find new options. #COP30 #Brazil #climate

[Lise Alves @Lise_Alves]

Ahead of COP29, Brazil — the host of next year’s COP30 — announced on Sunday its commitment to reduce emissions between 59% and 67%. While that sounds impressive, experts say Brazil actually needs to cut its emissions by 92% by 2035.

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From hero to dissapointment: Last year, Brazil’s president Lula got a rock star reception from civil society at Cop27. Today, his Brazilian government was awarded the Fossil of the Day award after it moved closer to the OPEC+ group of oil producers. #COP28 #savetheamazon

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Good News: Brewing company Ambev SA announced last week that within two years, all of its 33 plants will be supplied with electricity from wind farms in Northeastern Brazil following the recent signing of new power supply contracts. #BrazilNews

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This is the man who is opening up indigenous land for mining companies!

[Lise Alves @Lise_Alves]

Kid-you-not: Brazilian President Bolsonaro was awarded today the Indigenist Merit Medal. This is the man who in 1998, when he was a Congressman, paid tribute to the US Cavalry for killing indigenous people and no longer having "this problem in their country”. #BrazilNews

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Major storm brewing in Brazil: Local news reporting data on the increase of #deforestation in #Amazon region by over 21% in 2021 was released 2 days before COP26 but not divulged at conference. Govt officials say they only heard about it yesterday (18). #BrazilNews #environment

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Oswaldo dos Santos Lucon,executive coordinator of the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change, resigns in Glasgow while attending the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-26). #BrazilNews

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Two of Brazil’s largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo combining future holidays and imposing a 10-day quarantine due to the surging numbers of Covid-19, starting Friday (26). These include 2021 & 2022 Corpus Christi, 2021 & 2022 Black Awareness Day and more. #BrazilNews.

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After suspending funds to preserve the Amazon last year, Germany announces donation of 25.5 million euros for forest conservation in the region. The European country seeks to strengthen sustainable agribusiness in Amazon since it can’t stop farmers from entering it. #BrazilNews

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One of #Brazil’s most famous #indigenous chiefs, Raoni, tests positive for Covid-19. Raoni has fought for the past decades to preserve indigenous lands in the Amazon

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Feeling the pressure from foreign investors and Brazil’s largest companies to stop #deforestation, Brazilian Govt announces that it is prohibiting slash-and-burn activities in #Amazon for 120 days. Prohibiting something that is already illegal to begin with- that’s a new one!

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Indigenous groups from nine countries in Amazon region launch fund against Covid 19. Story also has video from Sebastiao Salgado asking Bolsonaro govt to help these vulnerable populations

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#Brazil’s IBAMA (environment agency) says that press interviews by employees must have prior authorization from officials. IBAMA employees are some of the best sources to find out what is really going on in #Amazon, #Cerrado. It is getting harder to get to the truth

[Lise Alves @Lise_Alves]

Just when you thought the week couldn’t get any weirder: #Brazil government guru Olavo de Carvalho blames Bill Gates for coronavírus in Brazil. https://t.co/vQkKBqAzpp

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Brazil’s #Abrolhos marine sanctuary is closed to tourists for the next three days as officials try to assess the damage caused to the area by mysterious oil spill. The region is home to thousands of marine species including corals and endangered fish species.

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European countries, Canada...what are you waiting for Brazil?

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Canada’s government has announced it will ban single-use plastics by the beginning of 2021, announced Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, last week.
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