The Impacts of Soybean Cultivation on Brazilian Ecosystems
The report provides an overview of the expansion of soybean cultivation into forests and cerrados (bush savannah) in Brazil. It presents the situation in three cases: the Uruçuí region in the state of Piauí, the state of Mato Grosso, and the Humaitá region in the state of Amazonas.
State forests for sustainable production consolidate new model for Brazilian Amazon
The creation of new conservation areas in Brazil's Southwest Amazon Ecoregion are being celebrated today by WWF and the international community present at the 5th World Parks Congress.
Brazilian consumers can now buy certified timber
The opening of Latin America's first retail store to sell FSC-certified timberwood in São Paulo, Brazil, allows Brazilians to have custom-made products that assure forest protection and workers' rights.
The nut that could help save the Amazon
Brazil nuts are the only commercial nut found exclusively in Amazon forests. Sustainable harvesting of these nuts not only provides a livelihood for people, but also protects the forests from being cleared for agriculture.
Sparing a dime for the rainforest
The vision of the murdered ecologist Chico Mendes was to save the Amazonian forests by allowing their inhabitants to make a sustainable living from them. His idea was adopted, but renewed effort is needed to make it work