Whisper of ReasonYour daily reminder that Lula is actually Bolsonaro's long lost twin brother:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22052026/brazil-supreme-court-greenlights-amazon-grain-train
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateDestruction #Deforestation #TheAmazon
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The Race to Save the Amazon: Top Brazilian Scientist Says Rainforest Is at “Tipping Point”
As we broadcast from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, we are joined by one of Brazil’s most prominent scientists, Carlos Nobre, who says the Amazon now produces more carbon emissions than it removes from the atmosphere, moving closer to a “tipping point” after which it will be impossible to save the world’s largest rainforest. “We need urgently to get to zero deforestation in all Brazilian biomes, especially the Amazon,” he argues. Nobre is a senior researcher at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of São Paulo and co-chair of the Scientific Panel for the Amazon. He’s lead author of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for its reports on global warming.
soloBanks vs. the Amazon: New Data Reveals $2 Billion of Financing New Oil & Gas in the Amazon
Explore the full Amazon Banks Database and Banks vs. The Amazon scorecard.
Richard Quinn"President #Lula of #Brazil has just two weeks to stop an all-out corporate assault on #TheAmazon. He's under massive pressure from big business to sign the 'devastation bill' CONGRESS JUST PASSED — if he does we could be saying goodbye to chunks of the Amazon twice as big as Portugal! But Lula wants the world to see him as a climate champion, and he's vetoed bad bills before. He needs to feel the pressure from us RIGHT NOW to push him to…do the right thing once more"
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/amazon_no_new_oil_dn_loc/
DoomsdaysCWOn the Frontline of Land Defense in the Amazon in Brazil
"Defending Land Rights in the Amazon in #Brazil. The land defenders say they will remain mobilized until their rights are guaranteed. “We will not leave. We left our homes, we have children, young people and the elderly here. This is to resist."
Read more:
bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03/on-frontline-of-land-defense-in-amazon.html
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousPeoples #LandDefenders #TheAmazon #IndigenousActivists #Resistance #ReaderSupportedNews #CensoredNews
Stories from #TheAmazon, #Kenya and #Zimbabwe
#WorldWaterDay: 3 stories of #resistance and #restoration from around the globe
Kristine Sabillo, 21 Mar 2025
"More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, #groundwater, lakes and #glaciers face continued threats of #pollution and overexploitation due to #urbanization, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #ClimateChange .
"This World Water Day, #Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s dwindling water resources."
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/world-water-day-3-stories-of-resistance-and-restoration-from-around-the-globe/
#WaterSecurity #WaterIsLife #RiversAreLife #OceansAreLife #Wetlands #Marshes #Rivers
World Water Day: 3 stories of resistance and restoration from around the globe
More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, groundwater, lakes and glaciers face continued threats of pollution and overexploitation due to urbanization, environmental destruction, and climate change. This World Water Day, Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are […]
bs2> ... political stability in rainforest countries... a major role in ensuring forest protection.. a long way towards increasing forest resilience to catastrophic outcomes. In July of this year, deforestation in #TheAmazon fell by 66 percent, hitting a six-year low. #Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, has led initiatives to discourage deforestation and illegal ranching...set a goal to stop deforestation entirely by 2030.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/study-extreme-heat-plants-photosynthesis/
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https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/study-extreme-heat-plants-photosynthesis/
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ImprovA bitter irony is uncovered by trying to post about Amazon.
It actually is possible to live without Amazon. Very occasionally a little inconvenient, particularly if you have been too lazy to think ahead, but possible and IMHO desirable.
On the other hand #TheAmazon is precious beyond belief and we can't live without it.
John Refior"In #TheAmazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water..
Public authorities in #Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation."
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-brazil-rainforest-drought-humanitarian-aid-ea5087979c84d4480bfaa7380f48f655
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#rainforest #ClimateChange #drought
Public authorities in #Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation."
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-brazil-rainforest-drought-humanitarian-aid-ea5087979c84d4480bfaa7380f48f655
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#rainforest #ClimateChange #drought
In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water
As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation. Across Amazonas state, which has a territory the size of three Californias, 59 out of its 62 municipalities are under state of emergency, impacting 633,000 people.
"‘Without water, there is no life’: #Drought in Brazil’s Amazon..
Communities dependent on the Amazon #rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food, or filtered water..
extreme drought sweeping across #TheAmazon. The historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024..
#GlobalWarming, driven by the burning of #FossilFuels, is the backdrop"
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-drought-environment-climate-rivers-4152b5e288e1b85abc4e5d4af64db67d
Communities dependent on the Amazon #rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food, or filtered water..
extreme drought sweeping across #TheAmazon. The historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024..
#GlobalWarming, driven by the burning of #FossilFuels, is the backdrop"
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-drought-environment-climate-rivers-4152b5e288e1b85abc4e5d4af64db67d
‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
The extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is already impacting hundreds of thousands of people and killing local wildlife. And with experts predicting the drought could last until early next year, the situation is set to worsen still. Riverside communities dependent on waterways have been stranded without access to food, water or fuel; dozens of pink river dolphins have died and washed up on shore; teachers and pupils are unable to navigate their way to school; and thousands of lifeless fish are floating on the water’s surface. As global temperatures continue to rise and the impacts of climate change become more severe, the drought and its devastating consequences may be a glimpse into a bleak future.