Category: Sustainability
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Project in Paraná, Brazil, Strengthens Coastal Conservation and the Fight Against Climate Change Along the Coast
On the Paraná coast, the Marés de Mudança project integrates science and communities to strengthen coastal conservation and combat climate change, monitoring invasive species amid ocean warming.
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Paraná Project Strengthens Coastal Conservation and Climate Change Response on the Coast
While the 2025 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30) gathered researchers and global leaders in Belém (PA) to discuss mitigation and adaptation strategies, local initiatives demonstrate how science and communities can work together on the front lines of environmental conservation. On the Paraná coast, the Marés de Mudança project, developed by the Foundation for…
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Planalto confirms capital shift to Belém during COP30
The federal government confirmed that Belém (PA) will symbolically assume the role of Brazil’s capital during COP30, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in 2025. The measure was sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and announced by the Casa Civil on Tuesday (4). The symbolic transfer of the capital was approved by…
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Elon Musk Launches Digital Encyclopedia to Rival Wikipedia
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in Arts & Culture, Business, children, Curiosities, Ecology, Ecology and Sustainability, Education, Family, Geral, Health, History, International, Internet, Literature, Medicine, Men, Politics, Religion, Science and Technology, Sports, Sustainability, Technology, Teenager, Theather, Tourism, United States, War, Weather, Women, WorldElon Musk announced on Monday (27) the launch of Grokipedia, a new online encyclopedia written by artificial intelligence, which he presents as a “less biased” alternative to the traditional Wikipedia. The information was published by the Washington Post, which highlighted that the project is still in its initial phase. De acordo with the American newspaper,…
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Elon Musk launches digital encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia
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in Business, children, Ecology, Ecology and Sustainability, Economy, Education, Elderly, Family, Geral, Health, History, International, Internet, Literature, Medicine, Men, Politics, Religion, Science, Science and Technology, Sports, Sustainability, Technology, Teenager, Theather, Tourism, United States, War, Weather, Women, WorldElon Musk announced on Monday (27) the launch of Grokipedia, a new online encyclopedia written by artificial intelligence, which he presents as a “less biased” alternative to the traditional Wikipedia. The information was published by the Washington Post, which highlighted that the project is still in its initial phase. According to the American newspaper, the…
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Peak Season with Rômulo Engelhard: Beyond the Marajoara Rivers
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My guest today is businessman Rômulo Engelhard, originally from Soure in the interior of Pará on Ilha do Marajó, born in 1979. That year, Rômulo was the newest member of the 14,000 inhabitants. Son of Reginaldo and Vilma Engelhard, his childhood was very strict, grounded in strong values and principles, far from the modernity and…
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Heat-related deaths could double and mainly affect the elderly
Heat is currently responsible for about 1 in every 100 deaths in Latin America, and this number could more than double in 20 years, considering the normal pace of population aging and moderate global warming scenarios, between 1°C and 3°C increase for the period 2045-2054. The conclusion comes from a scenario analysis conducted in 326…
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Surveys Reveal Concern for Children Amid Extreme Climate Events
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Two surveys released this month warn about the effects of extreme weather on children. One of them is a survey commissioned by the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation to Datafolha: more than 80% of Brazilians fear the effects of climate change on babies and children aged 0 to 6 years. The study Panorama da Primeira…
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Peak Season with Gustavo Spadotti: the new scenario of agribusiness in Brazil
My guest today is Gustavo Spadotti Amaral Castro, 42 years old. Native of Botucatu, in the interior of São Paulo. Gustavo has roots in Pardinho, where his parents maintain the property inherited from his grandparents, Anna Pillan and Horeste Spadotto – a story recorded in one of the chapters of the book Da Porteira para…
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Itaipu Power Plant Completes Assembly of “Solar Island” That Will Generate Energy
The Itaipu hydroelectric plant, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, has completed the first phase of assembling the pilot project for a floating solar island, which will generate clean energy for internal use at the facility. The project consists of assembling and anchoring 1,568 photovoltaic panels on the bed of the Paraná River reservoir,…