News of deforestation

Bolsonaro takes dig at Biden's 'obsession' with Amazon

30-08-2021 22:03 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accuses Joe Biden's administration of having "almost an obsession" with environmental issues.

ENVIRONMENT

Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in a decade

30-08-2021 21:53 Illegal mining expanded by nearly 500% on protected indigenous reservations in Brazil in a decade, and by more than 300% on protected park lands, according to a new study.

MERCOSUR AT 30: ANALYSIS

Thirty years on since its founding, Mercosur faces uncertain future

27-03-2021 07:17 Regional bloc celebrates its 30th birthday weakened by differences, with its partners unprepared for post-pandemic world.

Mercosur

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to green Brazil economy

22-09-2020 08:38 As environmental problems bruise Brazil's international image, bankers, business executives and even agribusiness firms are calling for a greener economy, adding to pressure on outspoken president.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns

18-09-2020 10:38 France opposed to free-trade deal in its current form due to "major" concerns about deforestation in the region, the government said on Friday.

ENVIRONMENT

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

31-08-2020 07:00 About 2,500 kilometres south of the Amazon rainforest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are falling victim to fire and axe.

Deforestation in the Amazon

Brazil asks investment firms to adopt protected Amazon areas

09-07-2020 17:24 The two main donors to the Amazon Fund, Germany and Norway, want to see deforestation dropping before resuming contributions, according to Brazilian Vice-President Hamilton Mourão.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Juan Cabandié: ‘We all have to move toward more sustainable practices’

09-05-2020 10:09 Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Juan Cabandié says the post-pandemic world needs a “new social and environmental order that contemplates new methods of production,” in an exclusive interview.

by Fermin Koop

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazilian Amazon town becomes ground zero for spat with NGOs

04-12-2019 10:44 Nine non-governmental organisations denounced the persecution of activists, academics and scientists under Bolsonaro on Tuesday

ENVIRONMENT

Environment drops off radar after four years of contradictions

19-10-2019 08:09 Experts say the Macri administration is trying to have it both ways when it comes to environmental policies. And worryingly, the outlook doesn’t look much better under a potential government led by Alberto Fernández.

by Fermin Koop

News of deforestation

Bolsonaro takes dig at Biden's 'obsession' with Amazon

Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in a decade

Thirty years on since its founding, Mercosur faces uncertain future

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to green Brazil economy

France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

Brazil asks investment firms to adopt protected Amazon areas

Juan Cabandié: ‘We all have to move toward more sustainable practices’

Brazilian Amazon town becomes ground zero for spat with NGOs

Environment drops off radar after four years of contradictions

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

Argentina's economy shrank in second quarter amid worst Covid wave

Argentina retains quarantine for citizens who travel overseas for work

Government could reopen border to foreign tourists next month

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