An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.

Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, UCL • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~5 min

Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products

More than 100 world leaders have pledged to end the destruction of forests by 2030 as a way to slow climate change. That will require changing how the world produces four widely used commodities.

Jennifer Devine, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2021 • ~9 min

Brazil signs agreement to halt deforestation – but Bolsonaro cannot be trusted

Deforestation in Brazil was falling before 2014. Under Bolsonaro, it’s back to record highs.

George Ferns, Lecturer in Organization Studies and Sustainability, Cardiff University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2021 • ~6 min

This Amazon dam is supposed to provide clean energy, but it's destroying livelihoods and unique species

Diverting water to a hydroelectric dam might seem eco-friendly, but the devastating consequences to local ecosystems cannot be ignored.

Sonia Magalhaes, Adjunct Professor of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Pará • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~8 min

Conservation works better when local communities lead it, new evidence shows

Conservation must be carried out by local communities to be most effective, new research shows.

Julián Idrobo, Research Associate in Environmental Management, University of British Columbia • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 • ~7 min

Brazil's Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age

For one of Earth’s most biodiverse forests, 21,000 years of natural change pale in comparison to modern, man-made climate breakdown.

Oliver Wilson, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Reading • conversation
July 28, 2021 • ~7 min

Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop

Some Amazon deforestation is caused by recent policy, but there are also long-term issues.

Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Professor, Institute of International Relations, University of Brasilia • conversation
July 8, 2021 • ~8 min

The ocean economy is booming: who is making money, who is paying the price? Podcast

Plus, why Brazilian women who lived through Zika are avoiding getting pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to episode 18 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
June 3, 2021 • ~5 min

Scarred by Zika and fearing new COVID-19 variants, Brazilian women say no to another pandemic pregnancy

Officials in Brazil recently asked women to avoid pregnancy, citing heightened risk to them and newborns. But births were already dropping; a new study attributes it to the trauma of Zika.

Letícia Marteleto, Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts • conversation
April 28, 2021 • ~8 min

Scarred by Zika and fearful of COVID-19 variants, Brazilian women say no to another pandemic pregnancy

Officials in Brazil recently asked women to avoid pregnancy, citing heightened new risk to them and newborns. But births were already dropping; a new study attributes it to the trauma of Zika.

Letícia Marteleto, Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts • conversation
April 28, 2021 • ~8 min

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