Three environmental moves in Brazil are drawing criticism as the country hosts COP30: a green light for exploratory oil drilling on the Amazon coast, an end to the Soy Moratorium and a push for looser environmental licensing. Carla Ruas for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/11/braz...

Brazilian lawmakers are advancing controversial bills to legalize mining on Indigenous lands, where mining bids have already been filed, as the nation positions itself as a key supplier for the energy transition. @lucas-berti.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/11/crit...

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Mining giant Vale has obtained a preliminary license for its Bacaba project, the first step toward doubling its copper production in the Brazilian Amazon over the next decade. @schroder.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/10/copp...

Recent archaeological findings by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain, reveal that the Amazon supported vast & complex ancient urban societies. He’s hopeful that new archaeological understanding of the Amazon will challenge centuries of prejudice against Indigenous people & offer answers for the future.

Jane taught us that every day we live, we make an impact. The choice is ours as to what kind of impact it will be. Her life proved that one person, rooted in compassion and sustained by hope, can change the world. Now it is up to us to carry that light forward—not as a farewell, but as a promise.

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Capim dourado, or golden grass, grows in a wild part of the Brazilian Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna in the world. Through the sustainable management of the grass – harvesting once a year and leaving the plant seeds in the field – artisans are trying to keep their golden treasure safe.

In an interview with Mongabay, Rostain says the ancient Upano Valley culture in Ecuador collapsed due to severe drought, offering a stark warning for the Amazon’s current climate vulnerability. @peterspeetjens.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...

Brazil’s President Lula has personally cemented his support for the project and set his cabinet to work out a deal to renew the BR-319 highway, which passes through one of the most preserved areas of the Amazon. Rafael Spuldar for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-...

Brazil’s government has signed a 30-year contract to privatize a section of the BR-364 highway, a key part of its plan to create an overland corridor to Peru to streamline commodity exports to China. @schroder.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/09/braz...

An investigation by @brunabronoski.bsky.social / @ojoioeotrigo.bsky.social has found that half of the $2 billion Marfrig raised went to buying cattle raised on deforested land and fattened in feedlots linked to its board chair. Read in English on @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/09/marf...

Rhett Ayers Butler, Mongabay founder and CEO, has been named in the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders List, which honors 50 global leaders working to combat the climate crisis. This is a milestone in a journey that goes back 25 years to when Butler was a teenager visiting a rainforest in Borneo.

Se o STF quiser as evidências dos crimes, é só acessar o nosso acervo de evidências da necropolítica da covid-19. As provas dos crimes todas reunidas em um só lugar, com todos os dados da fonte, tudo catalogado bonitinho. acervopandemia-souciencia.unifesp.br

The Brazilian government is reviewing its legal framework for the trade in sharks. Measures now under consideration include a potential ban on fin exports and stricter rules for shark fishing and imports, as well as revising the rules governing the fishing of blue shark.

EXCLUSIVO: Fux apoiou em 2014 o julgamento de políticos com foro privilegiado nas turmas do STF, que agora critica para anular processo contra Bolsonaro. Leia aqui na coluna @julianadalpiva.bsky.social, no @iclnoticias.com.br iclnoticias.com.br/fux-politico...

Não que surpreenda, mas Deltan Dallagnol reforça ter zero compromisso com os fatos. Fux não anulou nada; disse no voto que considera que cabe a anulação. Mas mesmo assim está votando sobre o mérito do processo.

Seu Gentil chegou ao Inter com 17 anos, em 1974. E virou uma lenda do clube. 🇦🇹 TÍTULOS: 🏆24x Camp. Gauchos 🏆3x Camp. Brasileiros 🏆1 Copa do Brasil 🏆2x Libertadores 🏆1x Joan Gamper 🏆1x Dubai Cup 🏆1x Suruga Bank 🏆1 Mundial FIFA 🏆1 Sula 🏆2x Recopas Descanse em paz. 🕊️

In 2015, the Wampís of northern Peru did what no other Indigenous people had done in the country’s modern history: They declared themselves an autonomous nation to gain greater control over their territory. To understand why, see 🧵: news.mongabay.com/2025/09/the-...

A vitória virou produto: o "torcedor-cliente" não está preparado para a frustração | Texto maroto publicado lá no Meia Encarnada ge.globo.com/blogs/meia-e...

Chegou o grande dia! Estão abertas as inscrições para a IMPEDCOPA XV - GRACIAS A DIOS NACÍ EN LATINOAMÉRICA. O convite para jogar se estende a todas e todos. Basta preencher em dois toques o formulário de inscrição abaixo: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

O governo do Estado cedeu uma escola para a Casa Mirabal, que acolhe mães vítimas de violência. O imóvel era cedido pela prefeitura e o prefeito bolsonarista de Porto Alegre pediu reintegração de posse. A juíza autorizou a PM a usar força contra crianças. www.matinaljornalismo.com.br/matinal/repo...

Besides being a star in Amazonian cuisine, new research confirms jambu’s spilanthol compound as a temporary pain reliever, circulation enhancer and anti-inflammatory. Sarah Brown for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/08/amaz...

🦈 “Angel fish” on the menu? In Brazil, that’s often endangered angelshark — served in schools, hospitals & shelters. Illegal to catch, but loopholes let imports fuel illegal fishing & public health risks. Part Two:

Angelsharks are an endangered species that can’t be caught in Brazil, but they can be imported. We identified tenders totaling tons of “peixe anjo,” a common name for angelshark. @nandawenzel.bsky.social and @philjaco.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/custom-story...

Investigação revela que órgãos públicos compraram carne de peixe-anjo, espécie ameaçada, para servir em escolas. @nandawenzel.bsky.social e @philjaco.bsky.social, na @mongabay.com brasil.mongabay.com/2025/08/no-r...

🌆 Em entrevista à Matinal, Cláudio Ari, autor de estudo técnico que aponta inconstitucionalidades na proposta da gestão Melo, destaca como o texto se omite diante das mudanças climáticas e não atende ao interesse público Leia em: tinyurl.com/mz4vdckh

Boasting hundreds of ancient rock paintings, Monte Alegre State Park (PETA) in northern Brazil is a natural and cultural marvel, yet it barely attracts 4,000 visitors a year. @peterspeetjens.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soy-...

Achei conceito o Alckimin dando entrevista com uma mesa cheia de coisa que os americanos não vão mais poder comprar por causa do Cheetos de Peruca

o The Washington Post faz jornalismo de dados maiúsculo e publica os nomes das 18.500 crianças assassinadas em Gaza. Fornece um raio-x impressionante, por ex., 953 morreram antes do primeiro ano de vida. Material a ser estudado pelas escolas de jornalismo

In Brazil’s schools & prisons, shark is often on the menu That's not great for public health An investigation by @philjaco.bsky.social @bykarlamendes.bsky.social & @kuangkeng.bsky.social for @mongabay.com reveals *thousands of tons* of mercury laden, possibly endangered #sharks & rays, are served:

After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high. This dramatic increase in forest loss presents a major challenge for Brazil’s government ahead of COP30, in November.

Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com "'Quem não entendeu que é uma guerra, é porque não sabe o que está acontecendo', diz juíza sobre mundo digital para adolescentes" Link sem paywall ⬇️

Brazil’s Congress approved a sweeping reform of environmental licensing laws aimed at accelerating projects, such as the BR-319 highway renewal. As the controversial bill passes, environmentalists prepare for the “last stand” to save the Amazon.

Lawmakers approved a bill that weakens Brazil’s environmental licensing framework, which creates self-approving licensing and hands decisions to local politicians. @nandawenzel.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. news.mongabay.com/2025/07/braz...

After debuting on the NYSE, the company plans to use its new access to Wall Street capital to expand operations in the United States, Brazil and Australia. Carla Ruas for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/07/now-...

The Andean cat is an endangered and elusive wildcat species found in the high Andes Mountain regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. To study & monitor this species, researchers must endure high altitudes, reduced oxygen levels & adverse weather conditions.

After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high. @lucas-berti.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...

Operação federal na Terra Indígena Arariboia (MA), motivada por investigações do Mongabay sobre pecuária ilegal na região, removeu cerca de 2 mil cabeças e aplicou R$ 1,1 milhão em multas ambientais.

🏛️ Neste fim de semana, a Unesco anunciou a inclusão de 26 membros em sua lista de Patrimônios da Humanidade. A América Latina ganhou três novos pontos: dois culturais, em México e Panamá, e um natural, no Brasil. 📸 Marcelo Barbosa / Governo de MG; Kauyumarie / Wikimedia Commons; Governo do Panamá

The highway cuts through one of the most preserved regions of the Amazon, and its restoration is likely to lead to widespread deforestation, as happened with other roads. Rafael Spuldar for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] As governments & corporations scramble to meet climate pledges, the search for reliable and scalable carbon removal strategies has turned increasingly toward forests. A new study suggests a simpler, less costly strategy may deliver better results.

Communities in the Amazon reported severe cuts of up to 80% of Brazil nut crops, with some territories collecting “not even a single nut.” @nandawenzel.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/07/icon...

PESSOAL DE BRASILIA: VÁ AO CONGRESSO! Audiência Pública sobre o PL DA DEVASTAÇÃO! Este PL MALIGNO propõe licenças ambientais automáticas e regras simplificadas pra FAVORECER EMPRE$ÁRIO$ E O AGRO! 10 de julho as 10h. Anexo II, Plenário 02, Câmara dos Deputados - Brasília/DF

Indenização de 150 mil por ter suas filhas gêmeas assassinadas pela empresa. Enquanto isso, ex-presidente do TJ-RS ganhou 600 mil de indenização por ter seu salário publicado na Zero Hora.

Nós sempre tivemos razão.

A billion people enjoy #coffee daily Most our cups are also filled with deforestation which drives the current cost spikes, though But there are solutions, Etelle Higonnet tells host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social on @mongabay.com’s latest podcast Listen here or via your favorite podcast app:

Essa é coisa mais Abin que jamais aconteceu

A Brazilian state was set to close a massive $180 million carbon credit deal, but now faces an escalating legal battle, accused of violating national laws and Indigenous rights, potentially ruining the project. Carla Ruas for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/06/worl...

Inelegível, Bolsonaro segue aparecendo nas pesquisas. Mas, quando foi com Lula, aconteceu isso aqui 👇