Brazil sees decline in human rights indicators, study
Human Rights Measurement Initiative shows that Brazil has lost points in several indicators of economic and social rights since 2018.
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Human Rights Measurement Initiative shows that Brazil has lost points in several indicators of economic and social rights since 2018.
Brazilian president Lula da Silva has a vision to both conserve and harvest the Amazon’s resources. But can he keep everybody onside?
Small patches of the Amazon and northern forests might tip and transition to a savannah-like state first, bypassing a more catastrophic dieback across the whole forest
Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. But don’t be fooled – crops of this pale legume are behind much of Brazil’s epidemic of deforestation. Since 2000, Brazil has doubled its total area of soy plantation to 36 million hectares and become the world’s largest producer. This expansion has erased vast swathes of forest and other habitats in some of the country’s most biodiverse regions. About 75% of the soy produced globally is used as animal feed, and a large proportion of soy imported to Europe goes to chicken and ...