Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Interview —

More-than-humans —

Mimicking nature for prosperity and survival

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

31 March 2025

American biologist Janine Benyus is a spokesperson for biomimicry, a field of knowledge that looks to the lessons learned over billions of years by more-than-humans to find answers to humanity's problems

‘We run the risk of burning to death, of dying of hunger or thirst’

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

28 October 2024

Indigenous leader Mara Xavante relates how the flames threatened her village in Mato Grosso, a state that suffered 19,964 fires in September

Planet in Collapse —

‘We run the risk of burning to death, of dying of hunger or thirst’

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

28 October 2024

Indigenous leader Mara Xavante relates how the flames threatened her village in Mato Grosso, a state that suffered 19,964 fires in September

Planet in Collapse —

A tale of two COPs and one planetary problem

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

15 October 2024

A worsening climate and the destruction of Nature are connected but treated separately at parallel global events that dialog very little with each other, hindering an effective response to the world’s polycrisis

New generations —

Planet in Collapse —

The Falling Sky lands in Cannes

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

14 August 2024

The shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami shot an arrow with a new documentary that was screened in the south of France, and appears to have pierced the hearts of young viewers who will live under an ever more threatened climate

Planet in Collapse —

Scientists: Arc of deforestation is most vulnerable to drought

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

19 June 2024

A new study shows impacts vary enormously from region to region, highlighting diversity within the Amazon. This should help policymakers to set priorities for fighting deforestation and preventing a tipping point

Planet in Collapse —

‘Fake news’ about the climate is hampering aid efforts

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

13 June 2024

Right-wing denial of human-caused global heating started as a tactic for industry to evade responsibility in the 1970s

Planet in Collapse —

O negacionismo climático de deputados e senadores gaúchos continua mesmo com a tragédia

Sílvia Lisboa (texto) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

5 June 2024

Parlamentares do Rio Grande do Sul, estado devastado pelas enchentes, defendem o enfraquecimento das leis ambientais e podem agravar a crise do clima

FRONTLINE DISPATCH —

Climate crisis creates conditions for dengue fever to ‘explode’

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

22 March 2024

Human-caused global heating has contributed to the proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which now reproduces faster, bites more and lives longer

Nature's Rights —

‘Nobody will forget the agony of the river dolphins’

Jaqueline Sordi (text) ,

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ,

9 October 2023

Miriam Marmontel, an oceanographer leading a research group on aquatic mammals, talks about the horrific scenes she witnessed on Lake Tefé, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, where at least 139 dolphins have died. While the climate crisis deepens in the Amazon, the animals’ cause of death is under investigation