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"Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation"
#Brazil #Deforestation #Trees #Environment

Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation
The agribusiness caucus is pushing restrictions on the technology that has helped halve deforestation since 2023.

"Brazil's reserves run on too little funding, with Amazon getting just 20% needed"
#Brazil #Amazon #Environment

Brazil's reserves run on too little funding, with Amazon getting just 20% needed
Human development is driving numerous global species to the brink of extinction, threatening essential resources like water and soil, and contributing to climate change. Conservationists have shown that putting critically threatened areas under protection is vital if nations are to slow or reverse these trends, and global frameworks such as the Convention on Biological Diversity have identified the creation and maintenance of protected areas as the cornerstone of such efforts.

"Quit fossil fuels to stem deadly floods in Brazil’s coffee heartland, say scientists"
#Brazil #FossilFuels #Climate

"Toucans reintroduced 50 years ago disperse seeds of endangered trees in Brazil"
#Brazil #Toucans #Birds #Environment

Toucans reintroduced 50 years ago disperse seeds of endangered trees in Brazil
More than 50 years ago, the ariel toucan was reintroduced to Tijuca National Park, the world’s largest urban forest, located in Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. Now, a new study finds that the bird, which became locally extinct in the 1960s, has almost entirely settled back into its original role in the ecosystem, serving […]

"Brazil adds 2.3 GW of solar in first two months of 2026"
#Brazil #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Brazil adds 2.3 GW of solar in first two months of 2026
Brazil installed 2.3 GW of solar capacity in January and February, as centralized generation more than doubled while distributed growth declined.