Environment
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
The exact details of the revised document have not yet been made public, but Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said the government wanted to avoid diminishing protected areas of the Amazon.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
Forced to choose between these diverging forces, president Rousseff compromised by using a line veto to reject 12 clauses - including an amnesty for illegal loggers - and to amend 32 others.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
After months of heated discussion, President Dilma Rousseff on Monday presented a final version of the bill that was heavily influenced by the country's powerful agricultural lobby.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 00:00
The president must honour her pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest and block the pending land-use legislation.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 00:00
Valor Econômico, the country’s top financial newspaper, likened the moment to the battle over President Obama’s sweeping health care law.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 00:00
In the view of environmentalists, loosening controls on rain forest clearing would further compound the destruction of huge swathes of the Amazon.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 00:00
With international market prices for metals high, informal "wildcat" mining has been on the rise in recent years in countries like Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
Chile's supreme court has halted construction on the Rio Cuervo hydroelectric project in the country's remote and pristine Patagonia region, after accepting an appeal from environmental groups, AFP reports.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
The 305.5 MW project is expected to provide energy for some 525,000 families and comes with an estimated price tag of $1.1 billion.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
Peru's Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelicans and dolphins.