COP30 president urges most ‘ambitious’ emissions targets possibleNews
SourceFebruary 7, 2025
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COP30 president urges most ‘ambitious’ emissions targets possible
Brasília, Brazil | AFP Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the…

Trump’s climate retreat will have ‘significant impact’ on COP30: BrazilNews
SourceJanuary 21, 2025
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Trump’s climate retreat will have ‘significant impact’ on COP30: Brazil
Brasília, Brazil | AFP The newly appointed president of UN climate talks in Brazil said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from…

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 52, 2024Science
Muser NewsDeskDecember 29, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 52, 2024
Conservation efforts for Brazilian primates under threat from climate change and habitat loss Brazilian primates face escalating threats as climate change and deforestation combine to…

Image of the day: The captivating beauty of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, BrazilNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 29, 2024
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Image of the day: The captivating beauty of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Located in northeastern Brazil, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park presents an extraordinary landscape of sweeping sand dunes and crystalline lagoons. Spanning more than 155,000 hectares, this…

‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters in Brazil: studyScience
SourceDecember 29, 2024
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‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters in Brazil: study
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a…

Human activity reshapes Brazil’s forests, driving shifts in tree species and ecosystem rolesScience
Muser NewsDeskDecember 10, 2024
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Human activity reshapes Brazil’s forests, driving shifts in tree species and ecosystem roles
In Brazilian forests shaped by human activity, a shift in tree species dominance is underway. Fast-growing, small-seeded species are flourishing in areas with significant deforestation…

Image of the day: Recent rains have improved drought conditions in BrazilNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 2, 2024
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Image of the day: Recent rains have improved drought conditions in Brazil
Brazil, the world's leading exporter of soya and corn, endured a harrowing drought in 2024, leaving its vast agricultural sector grappling with one of the…

Brazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 SummitNews
Muser NewsDeskNovember 17, 2024
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Brazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 Summit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In a dramatic call for accountability and action, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) staged a poignant demonstration…

Using high-resolution LIDAR images to predict landslides in Brazil’s coastal areasScience
Muser NewsDeskNovember 14, 2024
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Using high-resolution LIDAR images to predict landslides in Brazil’s coastal areas
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) are pioneering a high-resolution model to assess landslide risks in São Sebastião, a coastal municipality in São…

Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissionsNews
SourceNovember 9, 2024
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Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP - Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula…

Brazil’s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govtNews
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Brazil’s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
Brasília, Brazil | AFP - The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's…

Brazilian researchers work to transform agave into the ‘sugarcane of the sertão’News
SourceOctober 16, 2024
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Brazilian researchers work to transform agave into the ‘sugarcane of the sertão’
Karina Toledo, from Bologna | FAPESP Climate change has caused an increase in the semi-arid climate region in Brazil. Data from the National Center for…

Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling firesNews
SourceSeptember 24, 2024
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Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires
By Lucia LACURCIA | AFP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined…

Brazil braces for more fires amid extreme low humidityNews
SourceSeptember 5, 2024
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Brazil braces for more fires amid extreme low humidity
Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - More than a thousand Brazilian municipalities were on alert Thursday due to very low humidity -- in some cases comparable to…

Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respiteClimateScience
SourceJuly 23, 2024
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Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite
By University of Birmingham Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill…

Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: officialNews
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: official
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in 20…

Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded southNews
SourceMay 28, 2024
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Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded south
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Brazilian authorities on Tuesday reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in…

Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: reportNews
SourceMay 28, 2024
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP - Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna renowned for its rich biodiversity, increased sharply in 2023 and…

Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil explorationNews
SourceMay 28, 2024
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Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - The new boss of Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it was crucial that the state-run company "accelerate" oil exploration,…

Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian AmazonNews
SourceMay 27, 2024
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Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon
Brasília, Brazil | AFP - Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What…

Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…

Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…

Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in futureClimate
SourceMay 19, 2024
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Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future
By Marcia Zilli, University of Oxford; Caio Coelho, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), and Neil Hart, University of Oxford | The Conversation A mighty river is flowing out of…

World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in BrazilNews
SourceMay 17, 2024
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World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil
WASHINGTON, DC - The World Bank Board of Directors approved a substantial new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million…
