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Brazil may boost ethanol production without deforestation
Publicado em 30 janeiro 2019
By integrating the cultivation of sugarcane for ethanol with beef cattle breeding on the same land, Brazil could increase food and sustainable fuel production without extra deforestation, a study suggests.
Brazil is already the world’s largest sugarcane producer, the largest sugar producer, and the second largest ethanol producer. In 2017, the country produced over 600 million tonnes of sugarcane.
The country has also the second biggest cattle herd after the US, with over 200 million heads, [...]
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Brazil’s government may push the Amazon to destruction
Publicado em 24 janeiro 2019Brazil’s new government, led by President Jair Bolsonaro, has quickly taken steps to loosen environmental law enforcement. Now a review paper shows that the deforestation that could result may have terrible consequences for the Amazon rainforest, including dramatic biodiversity loss, intensified dry seasons, droughts, all ultimately leading to a “state of collapse”. Scientists worldwide say Bolsonaro’s stance on science and the environment is worrying. He promotes development at all [...]ver notícia -
Legal tweak could wreck Amazon forest
Publicado em 29 novembro 2018Proposed changes to legislation that protects areas of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil may be exploited to deforest up to 15 million hectares of land, a study has found. The Forest Code, a regulation approved half a century ago, says that owners of land in the Brazilian rainforest must set aside 80 per cent of their plots for conservation. But as of 2012, the rules were revised so that the proportion can be reduced to 50 per cent, if more than 65 per cent of the state in which the land is [...]ver notícia -
Every fifth baby is born by C-section
Publicado em 29 outubro 2018Speed read A huge study founds that 20 per cent of babies born in 2015 were delivered by C-section C-sections are perceived as more convenient and easy to schedule But they increase the baby’s life-saving operations are still unavailable to poorest women risk of getting non-communicable diseases [SÃO PAULO] - More than 20 per cent of babies around the world are born by caesarean section, a study has revealed. C-sections are especially prevalent in Latin America, where almost half of [...]ver notícia -
Pesticides blamed for rise in colon cancer deaths
Publicado em 25 outubro 2018Speed read Brazil uses the second highest amount of pesticides, globally Their use has soared since 2000, as has the incidence of colon cancer A bill aiming to deregulate pesticides is moving through Brazil’s Congress [SÃO PAULO] - The use of pesticides has been linked to a sharp rise in colon cancer deaths in a developing country for the first time. Colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer worldwide, accounting for about 10 per cent of all cases. It is more common in [...]ver notícia -
Brazil faces chronic pollution scenario after mine disaster
Publicado em 28 setembro 2018Speed read 1,500 hectares destroyed in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster in 2015 Study shows toxic metals stored in soil gradually released back into environment Town that relies on fishing and tourism at risk from chronic contamination [SÃO PAULO] - The town of Regência in the state of Espírito Santo, one of the areas affected by Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, may face a scenario of chronic environmental pollution. According to recent research that analyses the [...]ver notícia -
Scientists pin down fraud that fuels illegal Amazon logging
Publicado em 31 agosto 2018[CURITIBA] Scientists are closing in on how Brazilian loggers use fraud and falsified data to illegally harvest trees from the Amazon rainforest, according to new research that suggests the country’s logging control system is in need of reform. Illegal logging is often associated with corruption, but extracting timber can also go undetected by authorities because of a lack of resources or the necessary technology to identify tree species, according to the study published in Science Advances [...]ver notícia -
New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood
Publicado em 22 agosto 2018[SÃO PAULO] By using a genetic tool called DNA barcoding, Brazilian researchers could help prevent illegal fishing of threatened shark species and hence help prevent the collapse of some fisheries. This is important because sharks are top predators that keep the marine ecosystem in check, helping to sustain the food web that supports millions of people worldwide who rely on seafood sustenance. Although shark fishing is banned in Brazil, the clandestine market continues, driven partly by the [...]ver notícia -
Brazil on track for costly failure on climate targets
Publicado em 27 julho 2018[SÃO PAULO] Brazil is abandoning deforestation-control policies and lending political support to agricultural practices that will make it “impossible” to meet global climate targets. This is the main conclusion of a study published in Nature Climate Change this month (July 9), which looked at the costs of political backtracking in environment governance. A team of Brazilian researchers write that the changes led by president Michel Temer in a struggle to retain power and avoid responding [...]ver notícia -
Indigenous people ‘attuned’ to chronic disease risks
Publicado em 20 julho 2018[QUITO and SAO PAULO] Indigenous communities in northern Ecuador are concerned about rising rates of cancer in their ethnic group and “attuned” to the global phenomena behind the disease, researchers have found. A study carried out in two Kichwa communities located in the province of Imbabura, in the north of the country, found that villagers believe cancer rates are rising due to the use of chemical products, pollution, urbanization, lifestyle changes, as well as the increase of [...]ver notícia