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St. Paul renews commitment to the environment by adding 2,200 new electric buses

The **Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)** approved a financing of US$248.3 million to support the (https://noticiasambientales.com/energia/los-colectivos-electricos-ya-circulan-por-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires/) in **São Paulo**. The measure aims to incorporate more electric buses and thus (https://noticiasambientales.com/energia/los-colectivos-electricos-ya-circulan-por-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires/) of urban transportation in the largest city in Latin America. Currently,...

Contrasts in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest: deforestation decreases, but soil degradation increases

A recent report from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) revealed shocking details about the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Furthermore, it is striking how the contrasts stand out. Deforestation has decreased by 54% in the last two years, but soil...

Learn about the Hamza River: the mysterious underground river flowing beneath the Amazon.

The Amazon River is considered one of the most important watercourses on the planet due to its extension and flow. However, beneath its surface, at 4,000 meters depth, flows another unique underground river: the Hamza River. This deep aquifer was...

Argentina and Brazil strengthen cooperation for animal health on the border: the agreement

Argentina and Brazil signed an agreement to join efforts for animal health at the border. Actions were established with this agreement to improve epidemiological surveillance and control of zoonotic diseases in border areas. This agreement aims to harmonize the health systems...

Only 30 tree species dominate the world’s largest savanna: which ones are they

A recent study showed that only **30 tree species** dominate the Cerrado in Brazil. This is the **largest savanna with the greatest floral diversity** in the world. These species represent almost half of all its trees. The phenomenon is called...

The hidden megacity built by termites

In the midst of the arid and largely unexplored plains of northeastern Brazil, an archaeological and biological discovery surprised the scientific community. Millions of earth mounds, distributed uniformly over a vast territory, turned out to be the work of...

Parasites discovered in fish transplanted through water diversion in Brazil

More than 50 species of parasites in fish were identified after analyzing 1,170 specimens of 21 species from eight reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid region, half of which are linked to the diversion system of the São Francisco River...

Saint Paul and climate change: more intense storms, floods, blackouts, and urban chaos

Each storm transforms São Paulo into a scenario of chaos, affecting its 12 million inhabitants with: Flooding and massive power outages. Fallen trees and kilometer-long traffic jams. What was once a model city in infrastructure is now seriously affected by...

Brazil: Court orders Government to confiscate deforested lands

A Supreme Federal Court judge in Brazil ordered the Government to confiscate private properties in deforested areas. This is for cases where it is determined that the owners are responsible for illegal logging or wildfires. It is a historic ruling...

The man who turned trash into a forest

In the heart of the **East Zone of São Paulo**, one of the city's most densely populated regions, a forest now flourishes where just two decades ago there was only garbage, debris, and neglect. This is the **Tiquatira Linear...

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Zimbabwe places its elephants under control: between threat and hope

In the villages near the **Hwange National Park** in **Zimbabwe**, living alongside elephants is part of daily life, which...