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Brazil forest concessions can now trade carbon credits. How stacking forest carbon credits on timber revenue changes the Amazon investment case.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: How Brazil’s federal fiscal policy hinders Amazon Rainforest conservation (commentary)
The forests of the Brazilian Amazon are, by any measure, among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They absorb carbon on a planetary scale, regulate rainfall across South America, and shelter ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Key Amazon cases reach Brazil’s Supreme Court following Lula's defeats in Congress
FILE - Trees line the Oiapoque River on the border between Brazil and French Guiana, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) SAO PAULO ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation’s poor
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Robert Muggah is affiliated with Igarapé Institute and ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: For 50 years, Philip Fearnside has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon
At a September 2021 public hearing in Manaus, Philip Fearnside read from a prepared statement laying out his case against repaving BR-319, the highway between Manaus and Porto Velho, two cities in the ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Amazon day: Climate action in Brazil's most important biome starts in cities
Supported by the Brazil Mutirão program, Amazonian municipalities are developing climate plans and concrete projects through an unprecedented partnership between local governments, the Federal ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: A conflict over cattle in Brazil's Amazon highlights tensions for Indigenous peoples
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indigenous chief Cleiton Javae walks in his community at the Txuiri village on Bananal Island in Formoso do Araguaia, Tocantins ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Amazon Day: Climate action in Brazil
Supported by the Brazil Mutirão program, Amazonian municipalities are developing climate plans and concrete projects through an unprecedented partnership between local governments, the Federal ...