Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads
Protected land reserved for Brazil's indigenous communities is being traded on the social network.
Feb. 26, 2021 • ~8 min
Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it
Deforestation in Brazil recently reached a 12-year high, prompting France to cut soybean imports from the country.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~7 min
What the world can learn from clean energy transitions in India, China and Brazil
Our research identified three key lessons.
Oct. 2, 2020 • ~8 min
In the Amazon, forest degradation is outpacing full deforestation
Forest that has been disturbed – but not cleared – by logging or fire can be hard to spot from satellites.
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
Fight fire with trade: how Europe can help save the Amazon
The proposed EU-Mercosur deal would guarantee cheap beef and lock in further deforestation. But our new research shows it is possible to transform trade for the better.
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~7 min
Amazon fires trap farmers into poverty – and into setting more fires
Fires that burn the forest burn crops and pastures alike. But farmers in the eastern Amazon are left with few good options.
Aug. 17, 2020 • ~7 min
5 COVID-19 myths politicians have repeated that just aren't true
The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren't doing the country any favors.
July 8, 2020 • ~8 min
Amazon fires at 13-year high in June
This early peak indicates a potentially devastating dry season ahead - perhaps even worse than 2019.
July 2, 2020 • ~3 min
COVID-19 is deadlier for black Brazilians, a legacy of structural racism that dates back to slavery
In Brazil, black COVID-19 patients are dying at higher rates than white patients. Worse housing quality, working conditions and health care help to explain the pandemic's racially disparate toll.
June 10, 2020 • ~8 min
Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?
Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms.
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
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