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November 12, 2020 | El Pais

Politicians up for Election Have Land and Fines in Regions Responsible for Deforestation (Portuguese)

Alceu Luís Castilho, Bruno Stankevicius Bassi, Leonardo Fuhrmann, and Priscilla Arroyo

Mayoral candidates in the Brazilian municipalities most responsible for deforestation have been accumulating land, cattle and conflicts in the Amazon.

November 12, 2020 | El Pais

Candidates Accumulate Public Land and Violence in Rural Brazil (Portuguese)

Alceu Luís Castilho, Leonardo Fuhrmann, and Bruno Stakevicius Bassi

Politicians whose names will be on Sunday's ballots have reported properties in vacant areas to the courts. Some coincide with stories of environmental crimes and slave labor.

November 12, 2020 | Nouvelles d'Afrique Centrale, Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (ADIAC), Vox Congo

Honey Harvesting in Likouala: Its Impact on Bees and the Environment (French)

Blanche Simona

While bees in the Republic of the Congo are not yet threatened, the growing number of artisanal harvesters is prompting the agricultural sector to anticipate potential environmental damage.

November 12, 2020 | El Pais

Land From Agrarian Reform Ends Up In Politicians' Hands (Portuguese)

Alceu Luís Castilho, Leonardo Fuhrmann, and Mariana Franco Ramos

Candidates' assets statements show that they are accumulating land in Amazon settlements with high rates of deforestation.

November 12, 2020 | Deutsche Welle

Video: Life in an Extractive Reserve in the Amazon Forest (Portuguese)

Nadia Pontes, Bruno Kelly

Communities that maintain themselves with the extraction of vegetable oils celebrate small achievements over the years. The goal is to continue improving the quality of life of traditional populations.

November 10, 2020 | Mongabay

Palm Oil Muscles in on Coconut Farmers in Southeast Asia

Nithin Coca

Indonesia and the Philippines account for most of the world’s coconut production. But as the palm oil industry expands, helped by generous government subsidies, coconut farmers struggle to adapt.

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Death of the Pollinators

Mara Régia di Perna, Ana Cristina Moreira dos Santos, Elizabeth Oliveira

This year the Brazilian government has authorized the use of 325 pesticides. In Lucas do Rio Verde in the Amazon state of Mato Grosso, the terrible effects of one of these pesticides, Paraquat, was accidentally sprayed over the population back in 2006, can still be seen. It resulted in high cancer rates and the extinction of bees. Will it happen again?