News articles tagged with 'Brazil'
Brazilian beef - greater impact on the environment than we realise
— 4 Mar 2011 15:03 | EnvironmentIncreased export of Brazilian beef indirectly leads to deforestation in the Amazon. New research from Chalmers and SIK that was recently published in Environmental Science and Technology…
Brazil's threatened Cerrado gets a protection plan
— 22 Sep 2010 18:15 | EnvironmentThe Brazilian government last week announced a new plan to protect the Cerrado, a massive expanse of biologically diverse savannah that is under huge pressure from encroaching development…
Big dry and legal doubts fuel progress to new forest burn boom in Brazil
— 4 Sep 2010 11:00 | EnvironmentHigh temperatures, low humidity and uncertainty over the future of forest laws are fuelling a boost in forest fires over much of Brazil…
Bill to slash Amazon protection passes crucial vote
— 8 Jul 2010 08:33 | EnvironmentAmendments to Brazil's Forest Code that could sanction dramatic increases in deforestation passed a crucial vote in the Congress's Special Committee on Forest Law Changes last night,…
First research trip across western Amazon yields surprising results
— 8 Jul 2010 08:27 | EnvironmentDuring his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, Michigan State University geographer Bob Walker discovered surprising evidence that many of the Brazilian government's…
Does foreign policy help or hinder global health?
— 21 Apr 2010 09:41 | HealthThis week PLoS Medicine launches a series on Global Health Diplomacy with an introductory article outlining the intersection between foreign policy and global health interests, and…
Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide
— 10 Dec 2009 09:50 | EnvironmentDeforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments…
Got a pain? - Have a cup of Brazilian mint
— 25 Nov 2009 10:41 | HealthFor thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu…
Brazil sets example on halting forest loss
— 21 Nov 2009 10:18 | EnvironmentThe recent announcement by Brazil - one of the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases from deforestation - that it is adopting new emissions reduction targets could help steer negotiators…
Falling Amazon deforestation rates create opportunity for other damaged forests
— 15 Nov 2009 16:46 | EnvironmentFewer trees were cut down in the Amazon this year, creating an opportunity to apply sound government policies to halt deforestation in other damaged forests, WWF says…