Why Drought Has Ceased to Be an Exception and Become a Trend in Brazil
The water crisis is no longer a passing event — it is a chronic symptom of a country that has yet to connect the dots between deforestation, climate change, food security, and inflation. From Alexandre Mansur* In recent years, the word “drought” has firmly entered the daily vocabulary of Brazilians — not only in rural […]
Deforestation Is Turning Out the Lights in Brazil
The Amazon’s destruction is silently draining the country’s energy supply and hitting consumers where it hurts: their power bills. By Gustavo Nascimento* Electricity has become more expensive in Brazil — again. The red flag surcharge is back on monthly bills, and the usual explanations are repeated like a mantra: water scarcity, regulatory charges, and emergency […]
Giant Amazon trees remain under threat and could disappear before they are even known
The Giant Trees State Park, created by the Pará state government in 2024 to protect the largest tree in Latin America, has yet to materialize. A technical note sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office calls for action to protect the natural heritage. Alexandre Mansur and Angela Kuczach* In 2022, Brazil was shocked to discover […]
The future of food runs through the Amazon
Brazil’s food security and export capacity depend on protecting the rainforest From Alexandre Mansur* Brazil and China are deepening their strategic partnership around food security. On one side, China needs to secure reliable supplies of meat and soy for its growing, nutritionally transitioning population. On the other, Brazil has become the top global supplier of […]
Rich Amazon, Poor Social Progress
IPS Brazil 2025 reveals: the planet’s most strategic region is also the most neglected in the country Gustavo Nascimento* The Brazilian Amazon is simultaneously Brazil’s greatest asset in the fight against climate change — and its deepest social wound. The data from the 2025 Brazil Social Progress Index (IPS Brazil), which assessed all 5,570 municipalities […]
Why I Went to China to Talk About Our Food Security
How a shared understanding of the Amazon’s strategic importance goes beyond climate and water balance in South America to include global food supply chains. Por Alexandre Mansur* Last month, I traveled to China with a group of Brazilian organizations. Our agenda — still ongoing — was focused on food security for both countries. We explored […]
New PAC, old strategies, and an uncertain future for the Amazon
Study reveals that infrastructure investments in the region still ignore its social and environmental complexity — and risk repeating past mistakes By Gustavo Nascimento The Amazon is once again at the center of federal investment discussions with the launch of the new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC). Promising economic growth, social inclusion, and decarbonization, the program […]
Controle indireto da cadeia da carne ainda é desafio para todos os frigoríficos da Amazônia
Apesar de lenta evolução do setor, nenhuma das 146 empresas avaliadas pelo Radar Verde comprovou rastreabilidade completa dos animais que abate Angélica Queiroz A pecuária é essencial para a economia do Brasil, um dos maiores produtores de carne bovina do mundo. No entanto, a atividade enfrenta um grande problema de imagem: sua associação […]
Novo projeto de lei visa proteger rios brasileiros
Diante da atual crise hídrica, Câmara discute legislação para proteção dos rios mais valiosos Por Luna Galera O Congresso Nacional está debatendo um novo projeto de lei que pode melhorar a proteção de alguns rios estratégicos para o abastecimento de água e para a manutenção de outros serviços ecossistêmicos. O projeto vem justamente num momento […]
Educação e preservação: um exemplo que vem do Ceará
Por Rosenildo Ferreira, especial para COALIZÃO VERDE (1 PAPO RETO, NEO MONDO e O MUNDO QUE QUEREMOS) De acordo com o biólogo e ativista Alexandre Turra, coordenador da Cátedra Unesco para Sustentabilidade do Oceano, na Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e professor do Instituto Oceanográfico (IO-USP), a costa brasileira equivale a uma verdadeira Amazônia Azul devido à capacidade da faixa litorânea em […]
