Environment
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
The ECA will help ensure that trade and environmental policies work together to provide greater economic opportunities for businesses and workers in the United States and Panama.
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 00:00
Rousseff still has the option of vetoing the bill, one of the most controversial to pass Brazil's Congress in recent years. Several government sources told Reuters they expect her to do so.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 00:00
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved controversial legislation that eases rules on how much land farmers must preserve as forest.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 00:00
Rousseff may veto the bill, could spark fight with Congress.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
It's widely expected the lower house will overwhelmingly approve an updated version and send it to President Dilma Rousseff - it's the exact details of the measure that lawmakers are haggling over.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
She is facing a political dilemma, correspondents say, as she seeks to combine support for economic development, but also uphold environmental pledges made during her election campaign.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Increasingly stringent environmental processes, requiring a multitude of permits from different ministries and levels of government, are making it much harder for companies to start and run mines.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
The bill was approved by Brazil's Senate in December and is expected to be easily passed by the lower house of Congress on Tuesday. It would then go to President Dilma Rousseff.
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 00:00
Logging companies keen to exploit Brazil's rainforest have been accused by human rights organisations of using gunmen to wipe out the Awa, a tribe of just 355.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 00:00
Newmont Mining Corp should consider leaving two lakes intact and increasing the amount of water held in artificial reservoirs it plans to build for its $4.8 billion Conga project in Peru, auditors said in a report released on Wednesday.