Category: Ecologia e Sustentabilidade
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Save Money and Save the Planet by Reducing Food Waste
Nearly 50 percent of fresh produce in the U.S. is thrown away before it reaches your plate, according to USDA estimates. This waste not only affects the environment but also the wallets of shoppers. The average family of four discards $1,600 in food each year, according to a study published in the International Journal on…
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Animals and Plants Illegally Sent via Postal Service
Ibama, in conjunction with the Federal Revenue and the Postal Service in São Paulo, conducted Operation Hermes, a postal shipment inspection. Specimens of fauna and flora that did not have authorization for movement across the border were seized. Ibama, in conjunction with the Federal Revenue and the Postal Service in São Paulo, conducted Operation Hermes,…
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Brazil Will Face Climate Change “Vigorously”
In the same month that President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Brazil’s President Michel Temer reinforced Brazil’s commitment to environmental preservation by signing a decree that officially publishes the Paris Agreement in Brazil. With this act, the agreement becomes part of Brazilian legislation. “Brazil will…
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Brazil on the Path to a Sustainable Life
The UN member countries, including Brazil, have new challenges to meet by 2030. As part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), these countries have committed to achieving 169 targets through integrated actions among ministries, public agencies, and organizations. The topic was discussed in a meeting with Brazil’s Minister of Science, Technology, Innovations, and Communications,…
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Fingerlings Released into the São Francisco River
This year, over one million fingerlings of native species were released into the São Francisco River in 18 stocking actions. Since the project’s inception in 2007, more than 146 million fingerlings have been bred to support local fish farming. The stocking actions are part of the river revitalization work promoted by the Ministry of National…
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Brazil develops climate strategy
Brazilian society has been officially called upon to help the country meet the goals set in the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Minister of the Environment, Sarney Filho, officially announced the opening of the so-called “structural dialogues” with the stakeholders involved in the challenge of curbing the rise in global average temperatures. The goal…
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The 11 Animals That Are Already Extinct in Brazil
An extinct animal is one that no longer exists in nature or in captivity. There is also the category “extinct in the wild,” which is used when individuals of this species still exist in captivity. It is important to know that. In the last 50 years, with the advancement of progress, the rate of extinction…