If Lula sacrifices the environment, his government is over
Between heavy fire from a predatory Congress and friendly fire from the government leader in the Souse of Representatives, Marina Silva and the ministry she leads are suffering their first major attack. But it’s not just about Marina. It’s about our children and our existence on this planet-house.
Lula faces civil society resistance to Amazon oil exploration
Eighty organizations have written to government ministers and public officials warning about the risks of exploration and the need to establish sound technical and scientific precautions to avoid catastrophe.
What will the agribusiness lobby do next?
Anthropologist Caio Pompeia, explains how Brazil’s leading agriculture industry think tank strengthened the political influence of the country’s farming sector and how it is planning to respond to the election of Lula.
Nature is climate: We forget that at our peril
The disaster in São Paulo reminds us that we must reinforce the Amazon rainforest and other natural pillars that ‘hold up the sky'
