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1 – 10 of 24The changes respond to pressures to facilitate the development of agriculture in the region. The pace of deforestation has been rapid in recent years to the detriment of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284782
ISSN: 2633-304X
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BRAZIL: Environment votes will complicate Lula agenda
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279464
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BRAZIL: Agribusiness sets up legislative challenge
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279443
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BRAZIL: Congress raises hurdles to environmental hopes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279351
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After four years of rising deforestation and international criticism, the new government is showing a strong commitment to environmental issues. Leading activists Marina Silva and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275464
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Deforestation is continuing apace, although at a slower rate than in neighbouring Brazil. State presence in much of the region is, at best, precarious, and indigenous peoples are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271653
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Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274923
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Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272497
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The COVID-19 pandemic has further revealed the inefficacy of state organisations in countering deforestation and the various illegal activities that help drive it. The COP26…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265276
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BRAZIL: Early initiatives will prompt mixed reaction