Environment & Sustainability Archives - Page 5 of 13

Amazon Case Study: Natura’s Supply Chain

The market leader gets about 17% of its components from the rainforest.

Governador Flávio Dino: A Amazônia é o futuro do Brasil

Os governadores da região trabalham com uma visão estratégica de sustentabilidade que difere da política do governo federal.

Amazon Case Study: Boutique Chocolate

The region could become a new frontier for cocoa production.

Nuevo en AQ: El caso para el desarrollo sostenible en la Amazonia

Brasil y otros países podrían algún día convertirse en “superpoderes verdes”. Pero tendrán que detener la deforestación, y facilitar el ambiente para hacer negocios también.

Amazon Case Study: The Shrub Treating Glaucoma

A local cooperative is supplying the world with an essential component for glaucoma treatment.

Novo na AQ: Em defesa do desenvolvimento sustentável da Amazônia

O Brasil e outros países podem se tornar “superpotências verdes”. Mas para isso é preciso parar de desmatar, e também tornar mais fácil o ambiente de negócios.

After Climate Summit, a Promising New Tool for Latin America

A new climate financing fund is not interested in past wins and plans to flow money to cut deforestation now.

Brazil’s Amazon Is Under Threat from Proposed Land-Use Laws

New legislation could worsen an already vicious cycle of illegal land invasion and clearing.

Much of Latin America’s Left Has a Blind Spot: The Environment

As center-left leaders in Europe and the U.S. prioritize the fight against climate change, the same cannot be said of their Latin American peers.

The Flawed Legal Battle to Save Brazil’s Indigenous from COVID-19

A Supreme Court decision sounds encouraging on the surface – but will likely fail to protect indigenous peoples in practice.

Stop Illegal Activity in the Amazon: A Plea From Brazil’s Private Sector

Business leaders are urging the government to rescue the country’s track record on the environment.

Looking at the Bright Side: 10 Positive Effects of the Pandemic

COVID-19 has already led to profound changes — many are here to stay.

Povos Indígenas do Alto Xingu estão em luto prolongado

Obrigados pela pandemia a cancelar a tradicional cerimônia do Kuarup, povos pedem para não serem esquecidos.

Indigenous Brazilians Must Look Abroad for Support

A leader from the Kuikuro people of Upper Xingu describes how they are fighting the pandemic — on their own.