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Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds
Publicado em 05 de agosto de 2024
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world’s largest rainforest under predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula’s commitment to end deforestation by 2030 is on track now with deforestation rates down by more than half, according to government figures, amid tighter environmental enforcement. [...]
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Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows
Publicado em 23 agosto 2023(Reuters) - Brazilian space research center INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies. The forest's carbon emissions amounted to 0.44 billion metric tons in 2019 and 0.52 billion metric tons in 2020, compared to an annual average of 0.24 billion metric tons from 2010-2018, according to the INPE study published in Nature magazine. The study [...]ver notícia -
Coronavirus can transform pancreas cell function; certain genes may protect an infected person’s spouse
Publicado em 29 setembro 2021(Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Coronavirus transforms pancreas cell function When the coronavirus infects cells, it not only impairs their activity but can also change their function, new findings suggest. For example, when insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas become infected with the virus, they not only [...]ver notícia