Scientists emphasize that reducing the threats of contagion by zoonoses depends on “landscape immunity”, but in Brazil, the maintenance of large conserved environments runs into loopholes and delays in implementing the Forest Code.
Category: Covid-19
Hemmed in by agribusiness, Xavante territory is hit by high Covid-related mortality rates
With pressure on their native land and traditional foods, agrochemicals polluting their rivers, and a high rate of chronic disease have left the Xavante people of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna vulnerable to the pandemic.
Overcast atmosphere in Acre
As well as the capital Rio Branco, Xapuri and other towns in the interior suffer from pollution above safe limits for human health
Pollution is one of the footprints in the chain of Amazon destruction
The most vulnerable municipalities are affected by various types of crime
Social and environmental crises come together in Mato Grosso in a year of record burning in the Pantanal
In the rural area, the challenge for residents affected by the smoke is to get medical care
The victims of the geography of fire
The smoke from the fires and Covid sweeps from southern Amazonas to Acre
Invisible enemies: smoke from burnings worsens Covid-19 in the Amazon
Smoke from burnings worsens Covid-19 in the Amazon
Inhaling Smoke methodology
Engolindo Fumaça – metodologia do processamento e análise de dados O projeto Engolindo Fumaça analisa dados de satélite para determinar quais locais na Amazônia brasileira foram os mais afetados pela poluição do ar durante as queimadas de 2020. A investigação começou pela seleção das fontes de dados de sensoriamento remoto disponíveis para as diferentes variáveis […]
Inhaling Smoke dashboard
Data dashboard of the Inhaling Smoke project, with results of the statistical analysis for all states and municipalities of the Brazilian Legal Amazon, with filters by month and geographic location. Table with data selection can be downloaded and is open to use.
Encouraged by Bolsonaro, mining requests on indigenous lands reach record numbers in 2020
Exclusive survey reveals 145 requests filed with the National Mining Agency as of November 3, the highest number in 24 years. A bill presented by President Bolsonaro would legalize activities currently prohibited by the Constitution. Image: operation against illegal mining in TI Kayapó, in 2017. Photo: Felipe Werneck/InfoAmazonia.