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"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs" [1]

"The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: Guardian [7], 07/15/2021

"Brazil’s Environment Minister Resigns Amid Criticism, Probes" [8]

"Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles announced his resignation Wednesday, giving up his post amid sharp criticism of his tenure and two investigations into his actions involving allegedly illegal timber operations."

Agriculture [9]
Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: AP [13], 06/24/2021
June 25, 2021

DEADLINE: A Digital Path to Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Latin America — Fall 2021 Virtual Program [14]

This twice-yearly virtual program on entrepreneurship and innovation for young journalists in Latin America is accepting applications until Jun 25 for the 15-week Fall 2021 program. Fellows receive ICFJ-led virtual orientation, professional virtual newsroom attachments, professional mentoring and a $1,700 grant for their digital project.

Workshops and Fellowships [15]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [16]
Region: 
Mexico [17]
Central America & the Caribbean [18]
South America [6]

Brazil Special Force To Protect The Yanomami From Wildcat Gold Miners [19]

"The Brazilian government on Monday authorized the employment of the National Security Force (FNS) to protect the Yanomami indigenous people and their reservation lands for 90 days in the northern state of Roraima bordering Venezuela."

Environmental Justice [20]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [21]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: Reuters [22], 06/15/2021

Uncovering Inequality’s Roots in Timber Poaching [23]

Journalist Lyndsie Bourgon had covered timber poaching in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade when she decided to expand her scope, heading to the Peruvian Amazon to explore old-growth poaching there. In FEJ StoryLog, she shares the ups and downs of that project, made possible in part by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [24]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [26]
Forests [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
International [30]
Canada [31]
South America [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

"Vale's Decomissioned Brazil Dam At Risk Of Collapse, Labor Body Says" [32]

"Iron ore miner Vale SA's decomissioned Xingu dam is at "imminent risk of collapsing," according to a statement on Wednesday by the Regional Labor Department for the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais."

Disasters [33]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: Reuters [36], 06/10/2021

Bolsonaro’s Environment Minister Under Investigation for Corruption [37]

"Brazil’s Supreme Court granted search warrants for the homes and financial records of Ricardo Salles, who accelerated deforestation during the Covid-19 pandemic."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: The Intercept [38], 05/31/2021

Scientists Rediscover Galapagos Tortoise Thought Extinct for 100 Years [39]

"Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a species considered extinct a century ago."

Biodiversity [40]
Science [4]
Wildlife [41]
Public [5]
South America [6]
Source: Reuters [42], 05/27/2021

“Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism” [43]

While a “Handbook of Environmental Journalism” might initially sound like a scholarly work on environmental journalism, our BookShelf reviewer finds that the volume reads more like an engaging assembly of accessible accounts on the profession from colleagues across the planet. That makes it a rich resource for working journalists ... and anyone else with a passing interest in environmental issues and how they’re covered.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [44]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [33]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Forests [3]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [47]
Waste [48]
Wildlife [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [51]
International [30]
Africa [52]
South America [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
May 12, 2025 to May 16, 2025

19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change [53]

For the first time in its 19-year history, the CBA conference will be held in a Latin American country (Recife, Brazil), co-hosted by International Institute for Environment and Development with the state government of Pernambuco and the Institute for Climate and Society. Sessions will be in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Other Events [54]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [25]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [55]
Region: 
International [30]
South America [6]

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