Carbon cowboys: Prosecutor’s Office issues guidance on forest peoples’ rights
Document says there should be government agency oversight of carbon credit contracts, prior consultation, a clear division of benefits, and public announcements of the process
Valuing the forest can’t be left to the market
As the climate emergency worsens, the Amazon needs money, but on its own terms
‘Carbon cowboys’ ride into an Amazonian storm
A SUMAÚMA investigation reveals carbon credit companies are trying to secure deals on protected and disputed public lands, including indigenous territories, prompting concerns about ‘green land grabs.’ While the money from carbon credit deals can bring benefits, public prosecutors have accused some agents of contract abuses in their dealings with forest populations. Against this backdrop, there is a growing clamour for the government to establish ground rules
Politicians’ farms invade indigenous areas and other stories
A one-minute digest of news stories about the rainforest
The real Brazil Risk
As long as we fail to understand that the environment - rather than the economy - is everything, we will continue to race toward self-extinction
Petrobras’ plans at the mouth of the Amazon River: What’s happening?
With help from readers, SUMAÚMA put together a Q&A of your questions on this topic
Don’t talk to us about ‘governability.’ That excuse is bathed in blood
President Lula must resist efforts in Congress to diminish environmental governance. The Chamber and the Senate are dominated not by conservatives, but by predators. They are on the wrong side of the war against nature.
Facebook ads for stolen land, Amazon rodeos, and other stories
A two-minute round-up of the latest rainforest news
The brutal spectacle of a Congress betraying the future
By 283 votes to 155, the House of Representatives approved unjust historic time limits on indigenous land demarcation
Anti-Marina politicians in Amapá spread disinformation over Amazon oil drilling plans
Deputies and senators in the state of Amapá have organized a public hearing to try to discredit the environment ministry’s decision to block exploration in the Mouth of the Amazon River. They allowed no counter-argument or scientific debate and left it too late for indigenous communities to build a consensus. Instead they hammered home a political message and campaigned for pro-drilling Randolfe Rodrigues to replace Marina Silva as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
