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News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/brazil-set-to-blast-35-km-river-rock-formation-for-new-amazon-shipping-route/
Published on: Monday 02 June 2025
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Brazilian environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a license to blast a natural rock barrier on the Tocantins River in Pará state to enable boats ...
News Brazil » Tocantins » Government: Brazil state Tocantins rules out bird flu in commercial flock
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/brazils-tocantins-rules-out-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-commercial-flock-2025-05-21/
Published on: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Santa Catarina commercial farm case remains under investigation for bird flu Meat lobby seeks permission to use more cold storage space at ports WOAH recommends disease controls on only affected ...
News Brazil » Tocantins » Government: Brazil court halts plan to blast 35-km river rock formation hosting endangered species
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/brazil-court-halts-plan-to-blast-35-km-river-rock-formation-hosting-endangered-species/
Published on: Thursday 10 July 2025
A federal court in Brazil has blocked the start of planned explosions along a 35-kilometer (22-mile) rock formation called Pedral do Lourenço in the Tocantins River, pausing a major infrastructure ...