Vozes de Copenhague/Voices of Copenhagen
Thousands march on the streets of the Danish capital to call more attention from world leaders regards to climate change. NGOs say demonstration has gathered 150 thousand people. Danish police has estimated a fifth...Read more
Últimas do REDD/Latest on REDD
New version of draft about REDD negotiations has been released on Friday and shows good progress in including payment of environmental services at the climate convention. But there has been so far no clue on how much developed countries are committed to finance avoided deforestation in the tropics....Read more
Um passeio de bike em Copenhague/A ride in Copenhagen
Have a look at the video that shows how Copenhagen has managed to have more bikes than cars on the streets. (in portuguese)
Sem florestas não tem acordo/No deal without forests
REDD mechanisms appear at drafts of the climate convention, ready after first week of negotiations. Without general drop on deforestation rates, global temperature will rise above 2 degrees Celsius. (in portuguese)
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No Brasil será mais quente/Warmest in Brazil
New data from MetOffice Hadley Centre and from the Brazilian Institute for Spatial Research indicate impacts of global warming may be 20% higher in Brazil. Rains will reduce drastically in the Amazon region and in the Sao Francisco basin. (in portuguese) Read more
O dever de casa brasileiro/Brazil´s homework
Seen as a reference amongst tropical countries for implementing mechanisms on payment of environmental services, Brazil faces new study about its weak points on forestry governance. (in portuguese)
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De olho nas matas tropicais/ An eye on tropical forests
In order to empower REDD strategies, FAO and the Brazilian Institute for Spatial Research sign deal involving Brazil on training Congo basin countries for forest monitoring. (in portuguese)
O Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) assinou nesta quinta-feira...Read more
Sobram palavras, faltam cifrões/Too many words, but no numbers
Text of new climate deal is to be released on Friday. Long term targets to tackle global warming are expected, though nobody knows who will pay the bill. (in portuguese)
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- Tags: cop15, climate change
Ofensiva americana/American offensive
Obama´s advisor for climate change arrives in Copenhagen and hardens dialogue with developing countries. From the Brazilian point of view, there´s no deal without financial commitment of the developed world (in Portuguese)
Chegou nesta quarta-feira em Copenhague, o conselheiro para mudança...Read more
A mensagem de Gil na COP-15/ Gilberto Gil message on COP-15
Former Minister of Culture and Brazilian musician, Gilberto Gil thinks that the World can be a better place (in portuguese)