record levels of deforestation in february. one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere rips through mauritius and madagascar twice and is now heading for mozambique for the second time. we start in the us, and regulators have shut down silicon valley bank, a major lender to tech companies, after it ran into financial trouble. worries triggered a sell off on global financial markets. it s the largest banking failure in the us since 2008. james clayton has been explaining how it happened. this day will go down in silicon valley history, certainly one of the most stressful days for silicon valley founders in modern times. we have spoken to people today who have been able to withdraw their money from silicon valley bank, and some who haven t. one person i spoke to said they put in a wire request yesterday, they waited nearly 2a hours and eventually found that they had got the money, but we spoke to another person who said they have tried and tried and tr
On Thursday, November 30, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the FOREST Act to the United States (US) Senate. It was also introduced in the House of Representatives, with Representatives Earl Blumenauer
In the Chapada dos Veadeiros area, in Goiás state 230 kilometers (143 miles) from Brasília members of seed networks from several parts of Brazil met for almost a week in early June. Together with environmental organizations, researchers and government officials, they participated in discussions to boost Redário, a new group seeking to strengthen […]
the amazon, and deforestation there went up by a staggering 99% in a year. figs there went up by a staggering 99% in a year. there went up by a staggering 99% in a year. as long as they don t reach 99% in a year. as long as they don t reach the 99% in a year. as long as they don t reach the entire - 99% in a year. as long as they don t reach the entire region, | don t reach the entire region, illegal deforestation will ramp up. illegal deforestation will ramp u - . illegal deforestation will ramp u -. , , illegal deforestation will ramp u. , , illegal deforestation will ramp u . , , , ., ., up. the numbers paint a difficult up. the numbers paint a difficult picture - up. the numbers paint a difficult picture for - up. the numbers paint a - difficult picture for president lula da silva. after years of surging deforestation under his predecessorjair bolsonaro, he pledged to end illegal logging. we just left behind pledged to end illegal logging. wejust left behind a government