newsmart – Environment

france24.com | 1 hrs. 11 min. ago

Lula's re-election brings hope for the Amazon, as deforestation drops to record low

Climate activists in Brazil and beyond are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, appropriately nicknamed the planet's lungs.

FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

euronews.com | 8 hrs. 2 min. ago

Lula wins Brazil election after cutting Amazon deforestation to record low

Lula’s victory in Brazil's presidential election brings hope for the Amazon – but far-right gains threaten progress.

euronews.com | 9 hrs. 35 min. ago

Brazil: Thousands flood streets to celebrate Lula's election victory

Tears, hugs and dancing filled the streets of Brazil after Lula narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro. Thousands celebrated in Rio and São Paulo as the president secured another four years in office.

thestar.com | 19 hrs. 29 min. ago

Through smoke and along rivers, Amazon residents make the journey to vote

Residents of Brazil’s Amazon traveled by boat through wildfire smoke to vote in the presidential runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, Fire counts across the biome have tripled since the first round of voting on…

france24.com | 1 days ago

The week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian elections

From student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.

aljazeera.com | 1 days ago

Indigenous communities worry Brazil’s election could hurt environment

Brazil's indigenous communities say they’re concerned by how the election outcome could impact environmental protections

newsbeep.com | 1 days ago

Early Predatory Dinosaurs Survived Shift in Their Ecosystem, Fossil Fragment Suggests

A single bone from southern Brazil indicates that herrerasaurids, among the first large meat-eating dinosaurs, persisted after the…