Lula da Silva also proposed establishing a UN Climate Change Council to enhance global environmental governance. On Tuesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on the wealthiest G20 countries to bring forward their carbon neutrality targets from 2050 to 2040 or 2045. RELATED: G20 Leaders Lightly Mention Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine He also invited […]

The law aims to ensure that cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood products do not contribute to deforestation. During a vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, 371 members supported a one-year delay in the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), while 240 voted against, and 30 abstained. The majority […]

The decision was announced by Climate Minister Tore Sandvik at the COP16 Biodiversity Summit in Cali. On Monday, Norway confirmed that it has pledged US$20 million to Colombia to bolster its efforts against deforestation. RELATED: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil Joins COP16 in Colombia to Address Biodiversity Challenges The decision was announced by Climate and […]

After the 2020 goal to halve forest loss was not met, we must ensure that the 2030 goal does not meet the same fate, said Dechen Tsering. On Monday, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched the report titled “Raising Ambition, Accelerating Action: Towards Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions for Forests.” RELATED: Paraguayan Megadiverse Forest Threatened […]

On Tuesday, monitoring network MapBiomas published a report showing that Brazil lost 1,829,597 hectares of native vegetation in 2023, which means a decrease of 11.6 percent in deforestation compared to 2022. RELATED:  Brazil: Illegal Deforestation in the Amazon Fell by 63 Percent Two largest biomes, the Amazon and a tropical savanna known as “Cerrado,” accounted for […]

On Monday, the Institute of Man and the Environment in the Amazon (IMAZON) published a study showing that illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon was reduced to 196 square kilometers in January and February. RELATED: Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk This figure represents a drop of 63 percent of the […]