SETBACK: This text establishes that the natives are only entitled to the lands they occupied at the time of the promulgation of the 1988 Constitution. This is a political setback for the Brazilian president. MPs voted on Tuesday a bill limiting the demarcation of indigenous lands. This text, approved by 283 votes against 155, establishes that the natives are […]
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GREEN LUNG: According to official data: 1,202 km2 of forest disappeared in brazil during the first four months of this year, 55% more than during the same period of 2019 Pessimism is in order regarding the Amazon. Figures indeed suggest a new dark year for the largest tropical forest in the world. According to official data published on Friday, deforestation thus […]
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has published for the first time a “red list” of threatened European trees on Friday 27th September 2019. More than 40% of the tree species present in Europe are endangered, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Friday 27 September 2019, one of the main dangers being […]
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