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The "Map of Conflicts Related to Environmental Injustice and Health in Brazil" is an online map of conflicts relating to environmental injustice and health in Brazil. The map is maintained by the National School of Public Health of Brazil, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation , and Núcleo Ecologías, Epistemiologias e Promoção Emancipatória da Saude ...
Defend the environment by raising awareness about environmental issues and influence people to change their habits. WWF-Brasil: 1996: Instruct Brazilian society on how to use natural resources in a rational manner. Conservation International (CI) 1987: Protect biodiversity and instruct society on how to live in harmony with nature. Akatu Institute
Brazil has one of the most complete environmental legislations in the world. [8] However, the laws in this legislation haven’t been adequately enforced in the past, compromising their effectiveness towards protecting the natural environment in this nation with a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora .
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Amazonas state declared an environmental ...
Environment portal This category is for articles about environmentalists from the South American country of Brazil . Classification : People : By occupation : Activists : Environmentalists : By nationality : Brazilian
Taking into account the different projections that imply potential impacts on natural and human systems (socioeconomic and environmental), it is already possible to analyze the expected impacts of climate change in the various sectors of Brazil, and the planning and decision making to define adaptation strategies and mitigation policies." [22]
The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from the future sale of carbon offset credits that U.S. companies have ...
The trial comes days after BHP announced that the company and its partner in Samarco, Vale SA, were negotiating a settlement with public authorities in Brazil that could provide $31.7 billion for people, communities and the environment damaged. The potential settlement won’t have any impact on the London case, Pogust Goodhead said in a statement.