Jer Bolsonaro welcomes passengers to his “path of development” by smiling down from the promotional billboards at the entrance to the Amazon checkpoint. But 20 months into Bolsonaro’s presidency – and a year after the catastrophic outbreak of the Amazon fire – sparked global outrage – and the fire turned …
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Growing up in a greener urban environment increases children’s intelligence and lowers levels of difficult behavior, a study has found. The analysis of more than 600 children aged 10-15 years showed a 3% increase in the vegetables of their neighborhood increased their IQ score by an average of 2.6 points. …
Read More »Dramatic images fuel fears that Amazon fires could be worse than last year | Ambient
Dramatic new images have shown fires in vast areas of the Brazilian Amazon nearly a year after fires across the region sparked an international crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government. The video footage and photos were filmed during a Greenpeace flight over a wide area of forest in the …
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