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Investments in urban transport in Brazil are not commensurate with the level of urbanisation: 86 per cent of the country’s population lives in urban areas. Public and non-motorised transport (NMT) infrastructure are insufficient to meet existing…
The 2019 Young Champion of the Earth for Latin America and the Caribbean, Anna Luisa Santos developed Aqualuz, the only technology in the world for cisterns, which only needs sunlight to make rainwater suitable for…
The ongoing fires in the Amazon rainforest are a harsh reminder of the environmental crises facing the world – of climate, of biodiversity and of pollution. We cannot afford more damage to this precious natural…
UN Environment and the Schurmann Family have signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing their partnership The Clean Seas campaign advocates will embark on their fourth expedition in December 2019 The “Voice…
Brazil is at the top among the 18 megadiverse countries. It hosts between 15 and 20 per cent of the world’s biological diversity, with more than 120,000 species of invertebrates, about 9,000 vertebrates and more…
As a party to the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions, Brazil has taken substantial steps to regulate a wide range of substances and chemicals. There are currently regulations for metallic mercury…
Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are protecting millions of square kilometers of seas in some of the world’s most biodiverse zones. Marine protected areas are one of the best tools to safeguard…
Dan Stothart, Regional Humanitarian Affairs Officer for UN Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, gives a first-hand account from Brazil’s Roraima State. “I feel like an animal!” she told me. I could see a…
Recent incidents in Brazil and Australia have once again put the spotlight on the safety of mining operations, and specifically their dams. In February, Brazil’s environment authorities in the eastern Para State…
Spectators at the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games can make sure their visit doesn’t harm Brazil’s environment by trying out the easy-to-follow eco-tips and environmentally friendly itineraries devised…
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