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The wider adoption of net-zero targets by private companies creates further demand for new carbon credits, including from forests. However, the expanding market for carbon credits…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261727
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Wildfires in Bolivia.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246175
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Since late September rains have failed in the Amazon region, causing the most severe drought in over a century. Factors including El Nino, climate change and ongoing fires are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283547
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Brazil’s international standing has been undermined this year by a series of controversies that reflect both the worldview and the domestic agenda of far-right President Jair…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246510
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The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286018
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In Amazonia, deforestation increased by 25% year-on-year in the first half of 2020. The situation has led large institutional investors, corporations and foreign governments to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256215
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During last month’s UN General Assembly, President Jair Bolsonaro unsuccessfully argued that his government was controlling deforestation in the Amazon region. Reports indicate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265043
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Use of renewable technologies in power generation.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220136
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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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During last month’s virtual climate summit, President Jair Bolsonaro promised ambitious environmental targets, including eliminating illegal deforestation by 2030. However, one…