Environment

RETROSPECT

Fight for the forest

For 30 years, IBAMA has been working to protect the environment in Brazil through operations based on technical studies and scientific research

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Environment

The gradual degradation of ancient lakes

Intensive fishing, sewage, fertilizer runoff, algae, invasions of exotic species, and tourism are altering the world's largest freshwater lakes

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Environment

Fuel-efficient only on long trips

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft could help reduce congestion and improve air quality in major cities

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Video

How to protect sharks

Research group tracks oceanic sharks and maps them onto fishing zones in order to propose conservation areas | 3'40"

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Environment

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

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Global warming

Hotter and drier cities

Modeling indicates that temperatures will rise and rainfall will be halved in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos by the end of the century

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Interview

José Antonio Marengo Orsini: A time of uncertainty

Climatologist says that society can perceive climate change but has difficulty adopting adaptive measures

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video

Plastic pollution, in numbers and pictures

Since the mid-20th century, an estimated 8,9 billion tons of plastics have been produced worldwide

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Geography

Boundaries between the Amazon and the Cerrado

In the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Pará, Tocantins, and Goiás, some areas classified as Cerrado are, in fact, part of the Amazon

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Environment

Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe

Nearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution

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Environment

Ice loss in Antarctica increases sixfold in 40 years

A new tool has made it possible to more accurately calculate the thickness of the Antarctic ice sheets and the speed at which they are moving

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Energy

Turbine layout affects power generation

Researchers found that irregular spacing between turbines may optimize energy production

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Meteorology

From the earth to the sky

Researchers to use German aircraft to investigate how nanoparticles produce storms in the Amazon

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Global warming

Hotter and drier cities

Modeling indicates temperatures will rise and rainfall will be halved in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos by the end of the century

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Interview

José Antonio Marengo Orsini: A time of uncertainty

Climatologist says society can perceive climate change but has difficulty adopting adaptive measures

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