The world’s largest freshwater reserve is in South America: a priceless treasure.
In the heart of South America lies a colossal water reserve that could provide drinking water for all of humani... Read More
Why Brazil faces a water crisis.
Brazil’s been enduring severe water shortages, from the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands. Here’s what the South American country is getting wron... Read More
In the Amazon, River Dwellers Fight to Restore a Way of Life.
Indigenous communities that rely on the natural flow of the Xingu River have long fought the Belo Monte dam in northern Brazil. With the... Read More
Groundwater overuse puts Brazil’s river flow at risk, study finds.
A recent study reveals the potential risk of river water flowing underground in Brazil due to high groundwater extraction, which cou... Read More
Brazil’s coffee farmers turn to costly irrigation to quench global demand for the brew.
Coffee growers have typically depended on Brazil’s abundant spring and summer rains. Drought was ra... Read More
‘It’s a Right! Without Water, We’ll Die’: World Water Day Protest Demands the Right to Water in the Favelas of Greater Rio.
On March 20, just days before World Water Day, popular movements and member... Read More
From the Blue Community / Blue University UFLA – Federal University of Lavras in Brazil: Educational and interactive activities with public school students raise awareness of the importance of w... Read More
Brazil, with its huge water reserves, is getting drier.
Brazil, which is home to 12% of the planet’s fresh water, especially in the Amazon, is facing a steady reduction in its water surface due ... Read More
New entry on the blog of Marta Fischer, Professor of Zoology and Behavioral Ecology and of Environmental and Institutional Bioethics for the Postgraduate Program in Bioethics (master’s degree) a... Read More
