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Indigenous activists blocked a Cargill grain terminal, forcing Brazil to reverse plans to dredge and privatize the Tapajós River. "This proves that life — the river — has no price," said activist Maria Leusa.
Two million mines from the 1991-1995 war have been cleared. Croatia has donated de-mining robots to Ukraine. Interior Minister Davor Božinović called it "a fulfilled moral obligation."
Brazil's national space research institute INPE reported that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest fell by 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, the sharpest annual decline in decades, following the restoration of environmental enforcement under President Lula.
After withdrawing from most events at Tokyo 2021 to prioritize her mental health, Simone Biles returned triumphantly at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning three gold medals and one silver to become the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history.
Brazil hosted COP30 in Belém — the first UN climate summit in the Amazon — and launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a new funding platform that rewards countries for maintaining their forests.
Brazil reaches a historic milestone by planting one billion native trees across degraded Amazon land since 2023, restoring an area the size of Belgium.
Emergency agencies used open AI mapping pipelines to process satellite and drone imagery in near real time, improving rescue prioritization after floods.
Brazil and partners launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility ahead of COP30 — a multibillion-dollar initiative that rewards countries for keeping forests standing and channels funding directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are the true stewards of forest landscapes.
After nearly three decades of research, Brazilian scientists have developed polylaminin — a stabilized form of a natural human protein that acts as a scaffold for nerve regeneration. ANVISA has approved Phase 1 clinical trials, and early results, including a tetraplegic woman regaining arm movement within days, have been described as unprecedented.
In the lead-up to COP30, Brazil and partners launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility — a multibillion-dollar initiative that rewards countries for keeping forests standing and channels funding directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Researchers have finally confirmed with DNA evidence that a 146,000-year-old skull known as "Dragon Man" belonged to a Denisovan, putting a face to one of our long-lost human relatives.
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in 15 years, thanks to stronger enforcement and Indigenous-led conservation efforts.
Researchers have identified a common amino acid that appears to play a crucial role in whether patients survive serious illnesses, opening new treatment possibilities.
A quiet milestone passed recently: January 14th marked the longest stretch without any nation detonating a nuclear weapon since the atomic age began in 1945.
A pilot program across London boroughs is removing "No Ball Games" signs from housing estates and public areas, part of a culture shift prioritizing play, physical activity, and healthy childhoods in urban communities.
Photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado and his wife Lelia spent over two decades planting 2.5 million trees, transforming a degraded cattle ranch into a thriving nature preserve visible from space.
The planet's oldest bee species and primary pollinator in the Amazon rainforest has been granted legal rights — a world first for any insect.
New data shows global deforestation rates dropped sharply in 2025, with Brazil's Amazon seeing its lowest destruction levels in years and Indonesia continuing its downward trend.
The Finnish capital achieved zero traffic deaths for an entire year by lowering speed limits to 30 km/h, narrowing lanes, and prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists.
Barcelona's revolutionary superblocks program, which prioritizes pedestrians and cyclists over cars, has expanded to 21 neighborhoods, creating green plazas where traffic once dominated.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest saw deforestation drop by 50% compared to the previous year, reaching the lowest levels since 2018.
