Brazil
Brazil: UFLA Project Report
The Brazilian Blue Community / Blue University UFLA (Universidade Federal de Lavras) sent in a report on its promotion of water related projects it developed. From the content: UFLA Develops IoT Syste...
Blue University PUCPR on Water Justice
The Brazilian Blue Community / Blue University Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná PUCPR did an educational action on Water Justice. The action involved students of different fields and faculti...
Brazil: Justice Voids Belo Sun Concession
In a major victory for the communities of the Amazon’s Volta Grande do Xingu, a judge’s ruling annulled the Canadian mining company’s contract with Brazil’s Land Reform Institute, Amazon Watch reports...
Brazil: In Defence of the Rio Pardo
On 30 November, the communities of Cachoeira and Taquaruçu, in the municipality of Ribeirão do Largo in the Brazilian state of Bahia, hosted the 2nd Water Mission, an initiative involving communities,...
Brazil’s ‘water tank’ resists mining
Part of a region considered the “water tank of Brazil,” where the Jequitinhonha, the Doce, and the São Francisco rivers meet, the municipality of Serro is part of the Pico do Itambé State Park, the Ág...
Brazil to block Plastic Treaty?
Amid UN negotiations to reach a treaty to end plastic pollution, internal disagreements within the delegation have led Brazil to withdraw a proposal to eliminate problematic plastics. The products lis...
Podcast: PUCPR and Water Justice
The Brazilian Blue Community / Blue University of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná PUCPR produced a Water Club Podcast on “PUCPR and Water Justice”. The invitation states: PUCPR&...
Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health
The legislature of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an industrial agriculture hub, is considering a bill that would drastically reduce buffer zones meant to limit communities’ exposure to pesticide...
Brazil’s victims pursue claim in UK
Lawyers acting for victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster have said they will pursue their claim in the UK despite the announcement of a $31bn (£23.9bn) settlement between the Anglo-Australi...
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