In 2013, the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest increased again, breaking the downward trend started in 2004.
Repórter Brasil
Reporter Brasil was founded in 2001 by journalists, social scientists and educators in order to encourage reflection and action on the violation of fundamental rights of peoples and workers in Brazil. Because of its work, it became one of the most important sources of information about slave labor in the country. It´s stories, journalistic investigations, research and educational methodologies have been used by leaders of governments, the business sector and civil society as instruments to combat contemporary slavery, a problem that affects thousands of people. More info
A Repórter Brasil foi fundada em 2001 por jornalistas, cientistas sociais e educadores com o objetivo de fomentar a reflexão e ação sobre a violação aos direitos fundamentais dos povos e trabalhadores no Brasil. Devido ao seu trabalho, tornou-se um das mais importantes fontes de informação sobre trabalho escravo no país. Suas reportagens, investigações jornalísticas, pesquisas e metodologias educacionais têm sido usadas por lideranças do poder público, do setor empresarial e da sociedade civil como instrumentos para combater a escravidão contemporânea, um problema que afeta milhares de pessoas. Saiba mais
Repórter Brasil fue fundado en 2001 por periodistas, cientistas sociales y educadores con el objetivo de fomentar la reflexión y acción sobre la violación de los derechos fundamentales de los pueblos y trabajadores en Brasil. Debido a su trabajo, se convirtió en una de las más importantes fuentes de información sobre trabajo esclavo en el país. Sus reportajes, investigaciones periodísticas, investigaciones y metodologías educacionales han sido usadas por líderes del poder público, del sector empresarial y de la sociedad civil como instrumentos para combatir la esclavitud contemporánea, un problema que afecta a miles de personas. Conozca más
Legal and viable arapaima
Paumari people exceeds expectations in fisheries managed after 5 years of work for conservation.
New study examines environmental impacts of oil palm in Pará
Despite gaining more and more fans, the palm culture may not represent the promising future dreamed of by farmers
Unpublished report highlights the costs of expansion of oil palm in northeastern of Pará
With funds from the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture, planting of palm grows in Para. Benefits to farmers, however, are questionable.
Act remembers two years of murder of extractive couple in Pará
The couple of extractivists José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva was ambushed on a road and executed with headshots in Nova Ipixuna, in the east of Pará State. Until today, the people pointed by crime remain unpunished.
The Amazon centralizes cases of violence on the field in 2012
Rondônia was the state with the most deaths in rural areas. According entity abuses are related to “development model in place”
Expansion of oil palm in the Amazon creates problems
While new developments are deployed by big companies, family farmers which are the basis of the process coexist with a very heavy journeys and few guarantees.
The dubious wood of luxury buildings
Company is involved in various environmental and social offenses such as use of irregular management plans and illegal exploitation of timber on indigenous lands.