The alliances and overlaps between organized crime and environmental crimes are at the center of the studies of Aiala Colares, a professor and researcher at Uepa (State University of Pará). From 2019 to 2021, he coordinated a survey on the subject developed in partnership with the Brazilian Public Security Forum. …
Read More »Half of glaciers will disappear by the end of the century, says study – 01/07/2023 – Environment
The planet’s glaciers will liquefy much faster than scientists have predicted so far. Half of them will have disappeared by the end of this century, a quarter by 2050. This is the warning of a new study, published this week in the journal Science, which points to the acceleration of …
Read More »Scientists take new step to declare the Anthropocene – 12/26/2022 – Science
The official timeline of Earth’s history — from the oldest rocks to dinosaurs and the rise of primates, from the Paleozoic to the Jurassic and every point before and after — could soon include the age of nuclear weapons, of man-made climate change and the proliferation of plastics, garbage and …
Read More »NASA will do global water survey from space – 12/13/2022 – Science
An international satellite mission led by NASA will launch from Southern California on Thursday in a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. Dubbed Swot, short for ocean and surface water topography, the advanced radar satellite is …
Read More »COP27: more shallow commitments or concrete actions? – 11/21/2022 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
From November 6th to 18th of this year, the world accompanied COP27 (27th United Nations Conference on Climate Change), held in Egypt. In English, COP means “Conference of the Parties”, which in international relations generally implies the creation of a committee after the signing of an international treaty. This committee …
Read More »Reflections on the World Cup in Qatar and COP27 – 11/21/2022 – João Pereira Coutinho
1. A World Cup in Qatar? By FIFA standards, nothing new. In 1934, it was in Mussolini’s Italy. In 1978, it was in Argentina during the military dictatorship. And, not to go that far, what to say about Russia, in 2018, after the illegal occupation of Crimea? Qatar is just …
Read More »Reflections on the World Cup in Qatar and COP27 – 11/21/2022 – João Pereira Coutinho
1. A World Cup in Qatar? By FIFA standards, nothing new. In 1934, it was in Mussolini’s Italy. In 1978, it was in Argentina during the military dictatorship. And, not to go that far, what to say about Russia, in 2018, after the illegal occupation of Crimea? Qatar is just …
Read More »Minister Joaquim Leite leaves COP27 before closing – 11/19/2022 – Environment
Although COP27, the UN climate conference, has not yet been concluded, amid major disagreements between the countries, the Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, has already left the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egypt, where the event happens. Early this Saturday (19th; Friday night, 18th, in Brazil), he left for …
Read More »Minister is absent from negotiations and dives into COP27 – 11/18/2022 – Environment
While officially assuming the position of head of the Brazilian delegation at COP27, the UN climate conference, the Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, went to a diving practice space to visit the corals on the Red Sea coast, in Sharm El- Sheikh, in Egypt, this Friday (18). The resort …
Read More »Sea turtle sanctuary may end due to climate change – 11/14/2022 – Environment
In the old days, large green sea turtles were very afraid of humans, from which they fled as fast as they could. “When the turtles saw people, it was like they saw a ghost,” said Mario Pascobello, a resident of Apo Island in the Philippines. “We used to kill them,” …
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