Brazil Climate

🌡️ Brazil has never been hotter

2024 was the hottest year in Brazil’s history. We speak to the experts to find out why that was the case and what to expect for 2025

🧑‍🔬 Citizen science taking shape in Brazil

Partnerships between scientists and citizens saw major advances in 2024, with the creation of an official institute and the discovery of major breakthroughs. Citizen science has also shown its worth in tackling environmental challenges

🌿 How to Save the Amazon

Dom Phillips was murdered while writing a book about protecting the Amazon. His friends and colleagues finished the job for him

🛣️ Highway to deforestation hell

The BR-319 highway, connecting the Amazonian cities of Manaus and Porto Velho, is in a state of severe disrepair. Rebuilding and paving it, however, might be a bad idea

🌊 Dirty water

After biologists found an exotic Asian plant species in nearby mangroves, the Port of Santos tried to up its inspection demands to curb ballast water risks. But the country’s regulatory agency suspended the initiative

Brazil’s potential for natural forest regeneration

Brazil welcomes arrival of air pollution tracking tech ahead of G20

Indigenous leader demands Lula keep his word on demarcations

Climate change forcing Brazil into major energy investments

Almost a decade later, Mariana dam disaster goes on trial ... in the UK

New rules greenlight agribusiness funds to invest in carbon credits

Fires and climate issues ignored in key Amazon and agro elections