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NOVA XAVANTINA, Brazil — This past July, 15 Indigenous women made the thousand-mile journey from their home of Rolim de Moura, in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Rondônia, east to Nova Xavantina, in the state of Mato Grosso. They went as representatives of the 146 seed collectors from Reseba, the Amazonian Bioeconomic Seed Network, an […]
At the event, Minister Marina Silva emphasized the expansion of the population's participation in the discussions of environmental issues, through social councils.
Restoration initiatives are slowly making a mark on the Atlantic Forest, a Brazilian biome that has been reduced to about a quarter of its original area. Brazil has made global commitments to restore tens of millions of hectares of forest by 2030, but the much smaller programs underway in the Atlantic Forest show country is still unable to monitor restoration efforts effectively.
Smallholder farmers say agroforestry offers biodiversity and crop benefits, but lack of support from the Bolsonaro government is a key barrier to adopting restorative agricultural practices.
Large rural properties account for 54% of the environmental deficit in the state of São Paulo | AGÃNCIA FAPESP The estimate comes from a research project supported by FAPESP to produce scientific input for implementation of Brazilâs new forest code in the state ( image: map showing estimated legal reserve deficits in São Paulo by rural property, in hectares; credit: ESALQ-USP) Large rural properties account for 54% of the environmental deficit in the state of São Paulo December 23, 2020 By Elton Alisson | Agência FAPESP –...