Environment
Climate change
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Vulnerable megacities
Panel discusses impact of global warning on Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Recycling
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Constructive residue
Sludge from the paper industry is a compound for construction materials
climatic changes
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Eclectic cast
FAPESP program announces winning projects in its first call for proposals
climatic changes
Effort on three fronts
Agreement encourages collaboration between São Paulo, Pernambuco and France
Cover
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From the edge of the forest
Reduction in rainfall reduces Amazon's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide
Environment
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Water and air
Rivers in the Amazon Region release 1% of the carbon gas emitted on the planet
young environmental ambassadors
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Environmental projects
Four projects were selected to represent Brazil in an international meeting
By Redação
climate change
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More floods in 2100
A model reproduces the rise to the level of the sea of Santos and São Vicente
By Redação
Environment
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Islands in the forest
Stretches of the Atlantic rainforest are home to fewer species of animals
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso: No leniency for deforestation
Society cannot be lenient toward environmental damage
By Fabrício Marques and Neldson Marcolin
Chemistry
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Difficult decomposition
Oxybiodegradable plastics do not decompose in the wild as expected