UNPROTECTED PEOPLES
- Military spending hike failed to halt deforestation rise
The Armed Forces spent 444 million reais in two years under the Bolsonaro government, when environmental monitoring was handed over to the military, but forest fires returned to 2010 levels. (((o))eco) - Illegal miners continue to plague Yanomami
A survey by Indigenous peoples shows illegal mining increased by 7% in 2023. (Amazônia Real) - Government negligence cited in Indigenous deaths
Reports of violent deaths and suicides among the Madiha Kulina people, in the southwestern part of the Amazon region, have increased even after the setting up of a working group. (Folha de S.Paulo)
THREATENED FOREST
- Illegal mining threatens Latin America’s largest tree
There are more than 100 illegal mining sites in a state forest in Pará that is home to a 400-year-old Dinizia excelsa tree. (InfoAmazonia) - Companies linked to violations are awarded ‘integrity’ status
The government gives “good practices” awards to companies suspected of human rights violations, slave labor and illegal deforestation. The ministry says certification is transparent (Repórter Brasil) - Study links Amazon drought to climate crisis
If it were not for the burning of fossil fuels, the drought in the region would have been less extreme, according to research. The likelihood of the phenomenon occurring was 30 times higher due to global warming. (The Guardian)
Emergency: The climate crisis has produced a devastating drought in the Amazon region in 2023, according to scientists. Photo: Edmar Barros/AP
- Amazon lagging in biodiversity Investments
Federal government research spending in the biome is lower than in other regions of the country. Local institutions received only 10% of the budgeted amount for research projects. (Envolverde)
PRESERVATION
- Itinerant chocolate factory encourages bioeconomy
A project in the state of Pará provides a structure for traditional communities to process, package and sell products. The aim is to encourage non-exploitative economic activity. (Mongabay) - Ethnic Japanese settlement pioneers sustainability
Families have developed food production techniques that prioritize biodiversity and year-round harvests, helping to regenerate deforested areas in the interior of Pará. (BBC Brasil)
Fact-checker: Plínio Lopes
Proofreader (Portuguese): Valquíria Della Pozza
Spanish translation: Julieta Sueldo Boedo
English translation: Mark Murray
Photo Editor: Lela Beltrão
Layout and finishing: Érica Saboya
Editors: Malu Delgado (news and content), Viviane Zandonadi (editorial workflow and copy editing), and Talita Bedinelli (coordination)
Director: Eliane Brum
Proofreader (Portuguese): Valquíria Della Pozza
Spanish translation: Julieta Sueldo Boedo
English translation: Mark Murray
Photo Editor: Lela Beltrão
Layout and finishing: Érica Saboya
Editors: Malu Delgado (news and content), Viviane Zandonadi (editorial workflow and copy editing), and Talita Bedinelli (coordination)
Director: Eliane Brum
Innovation: Residents of traditional communities in the state of Pará learn how to process and package chocolate in a traveling factory. Photo: Francisco Maia/Instituto Amazônia 4.0
