Brazil confiscates biggest catch of shark fins to date In June, IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental protection agency, announced it had seized 28.7 metric tons of shark fins, the largest confiscation of its kind in the world, in an operation targeting illegal fishing. The fins are believed to have come from 10,000 sharks, with some dating […]
More than a year and a half since the iron ore mining stopped, the lives of Vanusia Souza dos Santos and her community in the heart of Brazil’s Bahia state have returned almost to normal. Without the din of whirring machines and revving trucks, they now sleep peacefully at night, she says. The black mining […]
The region’s economic dependence on sectors impacted by climate change is becoming more visible. Still, there are very few companies in Central and South America that have incorporated sustainability into their plans
Walk up to the cross on the highest peak in the Santana mountains near the city of Piatã in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and you’ll actually be able to look down at the low clouds surrounding the city in the foothills below. But since 2019, the clouds haven’t been brought on just by the […]