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Brazil's Ibama environmental regulator authorized Petrobras to drill three more wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin in the country’s environmentally sensitive northern equatorial margin.
News Brazil » Amazonas: The Amazon ground truth: Brazil’s national forest concessions
Brazil forest concessions can now trade carbon credits. How stacking forest carbon credits on timber revenue changes the Amazon investment case.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazil's police raid suspects accused of using chemicals to clear the Amazon rainforest
Police in Brazil have targeted a group suspected of using chemicals to clear a vast area of the Amazon rainforest in Para.
News Brazil » Amazonas: New analysis maps mercury threat to 951 Amazon communities in three countries
By Alexa VélezDaniela DíazVanessa Romo ・For the first time, Mongabay Latam analyzed 39 scientific studies published between 1997 and 2024 that confirm that 249 Indigenous and riverside communities in ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Lula, DiCaprio discuss climate, Amazon protection in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio to discuss various environmental issues.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Fish farming could grow across the Amazon without adding to deforestation
Amazon fish farms grew 450-fold since 1985. Satellite maps now show what land the ponds replaced and where the carbon cost was highest.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Robson Mura, of the Mura Indigenous community, watches the sunrise at the Moyray village in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) LAGO DO ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Shearwater targets 3D seismic in Brazil’s northern equatorial margin
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices has launched a multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Foz do Amazonas basin offshore Brazil in a bid to expand coverage and provide additional data in an underexplored ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Ashaninka Indigenous people — who recovered their territory in the Brazilian border with Peru from settlers three decades ago, established and sustained their own governance, and ...
News Brazil » Amazonas: Brazilian cities spearhead Amazon climate action
Brazilian cities are leading climate action in the Amazon through the Brazil Mutirão Programme, focusing on urban initiatives to tackle climate change beyond deforestation.
News Brazil » Amazonas: Fresh foods boost Amazon Now demand in Brazil, executive says
SAO PAULO, July 7 (Reuters) - Fresh food offerings have helped boost demand for Amazon's new 15-minute quick-delivery service in Brazil, prompting the company to increase its range of products for ...