Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Brazilian cities are more vertical

Changes in municipal legislation and real estate market dynamics are driving the construction of taller buildings

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Environmental management

Disfigured coastline

From the north to the south of Brazil, coastal protection projects seek to curb rising sea levels and beach erosion, usually with little success

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Data

Impacts of Innovations with Environmental Benefits (IWEBs)

Research shows the importance of innovations with environmental benefits

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PUBLIC POLICY

Report identifies 476 invasive species in Brazil

Invasive plant and animal species threaten biodiversity and cause damage

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Region in the north of Minas Gerais suffers its driest period in over seven centuries

The conclusion is based on analysis of the chemical composition of cave rocks in the municipality of Januária, located in the São Francisco River basin

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Global warming accelerates the water cycle and increases evapotranspiration

Excess atmospheric moisture can generate both heavy rainfall and prolonged droughts

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Brazil getting drier

Global warming makes the climate less humid, leading to emergence of the country’s first arid zone

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Sustainability

SAF Studies advance in the country

Universities and research centers are investigating new methods, processes, and raw materials to increase biofuel production and reduce costs

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Sustainability

The road to renewable fuel

In the global race to decarbonize the airline sector, Brazil could play a leading role through the production of an alternative to fossil kerosene

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Mining

Gold hidden in a mineral

Grain containing rare mineral reveals potential source of platinum and gold in quartz veins

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Ecology

Vines taking over forests

Uncontrolled growth of woody vines harms tree growth

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Environment

More salt in the soil, air, and water

Use of salt in mining, agriculture, and to melt ice on roads poses a risk to biodiversity

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Innovation

To measure your carbon footprint

Online calculators encourage ecological awareness and increase access to environmental compensation programs

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Agronomy

New techniques for determining soil identities

Land mapping with sensors, drones, and satellites improves agricultural productivity and identifies erosion and water or nutrient loss

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Interview

Tasso Azevedo: Deforestation frontiers

Head of MapBiomas explains why deforestation declined in the Amazon in 2023, but increased in the Cerrado

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Environment

The silent drama of the Pampas

In the past four decades, 30% of the biome’s native vegetation has been occupied by soybean cultivation and even by planted eucalyptus forests

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Meteorology

2023 was the hottest year on the planet since 1850

The global average temperature was 14.98 °C, almost 1.5 °C higher than in the preindustrial period

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Environment

Retaining pollutants carried by rain

Europe seeks innovative ways to prevent rainwater from carrying pollutants into rivers

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Brazil dries up

Climate change gives rise to a region with an arid climate, previously non-existent in the country | 6'39

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Ecology

Caatinga shrinking

Agriculture has transformed 89% of typical native vegetation in Northeast Brazil

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Meteorology

Artificial intelligence could improve weather forecasting

Artificial intelligence could improve weather forecasting

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Climate change

COP28 acknowledges the role fossil fuels play in global warming, but stops short of banning them

United Nations conference held in Dubai recommends investing in clean and renewable energy sources

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Geosciences

Ground in Maceió has been sinking for 20 years

Salt mines caused tremors and cracks in five neighborhoods in the capital of Alagoas

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Climate

Global warming may increase the intensity of extratropical cyclones

The weather phenomenon caused deaths and destruction in southern Brazil in September

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Environment

Beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí

Millions of beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí

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Energy

Another vinasse biomethane factory

São Martinho plant announces plans to invest in its first biomethane factory

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Environment

Plastic rocks

A mixture of minerals, animal remains, and synthetic polymers has emerged as another form of pollution and a threat to the marine environment

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Climate

Droughts worsen in the Cerrado

Rainfall in the Cerrado’s dry season has decreased by up to 50% in the last 30 years

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Data

Scientific articles on climate change

Data show increase in scientific articles on climate change

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The path to sustainable hydrogen

Brazil begins producing the fuel, which is seen as key to the transition to a low-carbon economy

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