Environment
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 00:00
La medida busca frenar a la titulacion minera ligera. Ambientalistas rechazaron la decision porque temen que arrase con la selva.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 00:00
Leading the way in green initiatives is Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco state and a hub of the oil and natural gas industry.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 00:00
Diplomats said Brazil's push for a draft document had forced delegations to focus and come to an agreement, but it may have shut the door on bolder action by leaders when they arrive.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 00:00
Expected to be producing electricity by 2015, Belo Monte will be the world's third largest dam. And if the name sounds familiar, it's because Sting and other celebrities helped block the dam in 1989.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 00:00
Photographer Mario Tama is documenting the residents of Altamira, a town which will soon be underwater.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 00:00
Published August 2011, the Democracy Center’s report ‘Off the Market’ connects the dots between the global debate over forest protection and the complex realities on the ground.
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 00:00
The 50-page compromise text put forward by Brazil has no figures for funding sustainable development, though developing countries are calling for $30 billion a year.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 00:00
She recently vetoed parts of a forest law but critics say the bill still relaxes environmental rules too much.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil's legislature, which may act following Ms. Rousseff's partial veto, should reconsider its new forest code. But the international community, led by the United States, must also give developing nations more incentive.
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 00:00
Using satellite imagery, the institute said 6,418 sq km of Amazon forest was stripped in the 12 months before 31 July 2011
The boost for the environment comes a week after president Dilma Rousseff was criticised for weakening the forest protection meas