Sarah Brown
@sarahtbrown.bsky.social
Journalist.
Specialising in the environment, climate and environmental policy, Indigenous & human rights, and nature-based solutions. Covering the nexus of environment, society, and change, mostly in South America.
https://backstorymedia.substack.com
Specialising in the environment, climate and environmental policy, Indigenous & human rights, and nature-based solutions. Covering the nexus of environment, society, and change, mostly in South America.
https://backstorymedia.substack.com
“The degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say.”
Friendly reminder because it is more important than ever:
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans
Trawl of 90,000 studies finds consensus, leading to call for Facebook and Twitter to curb disinformation
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“The degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say.”
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NASA Study from 2023 reveals compounding climate risks at 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) of warming above pre-industrial levels.
NASA Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at Two Degrees of Warming – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
If global temperatures reach 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously.
climate.nasa.gov
February 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
NASA Study from 2023 reveals compounding climate risks at 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) of warming above pre-industrial levels.
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Despite his climate leadership stance ahead of COP30, Brazilian President Lula da Silva is pushing to approve oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon.
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Lula pushes oil drilling at mouth of Amazon despite climate risks
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River before November’s U.N. COP30, an initiative which clashes with his image a...
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February 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Despite his climate leadership stance ahead of COP30, Brazilian President Lula da Silva is pushing to approve oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon.
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Despite his climate leadership stance ahead of COP30, Brazilian President Lula is pushing to approve oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon.
He argues that oil revenues will fund Brazil’s energy transition - a claim environmentalists strongly reject.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
He argues that oil revenues will fund Brazil’s energy transition - a claim environmentalists strongly reject.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
Lula pushes oil drilling at mouth of Amazon despite climate risks
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River before November’s U.N. COP30, an initiative which clashes with his image a...
news.mongabay.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Despite his climate leadership stance ahead of COP30, Brazilian President Lula is pushing to approve oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon.
He argues that oil revenues will fund Brazil’s energy transition - a claim environmentalists strongly reject.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
He argues that oil revenues will fund Brazil’s energy transition - a claim environmentalists strongly reject.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
"Any type of political pressure that seeks to interfere in the technical work of [Brazil's environmental] agency is inadmissible, especially when it is a decision [regarding oil drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon River] that can result in irreversible environmental impacts." - Ascema
Resposta às declarações do presidente Lula em relação à atuação do Ibama no processo de licenciamento da exploração de petróleo na Bacia da Foz do Amazonas - Ascema Nacional
Nota oficialResposta às declarações do presidente Lula em relação à atuação do Ibama no processo de licenciamento da exploração de petróleo na Bacia da Foz [...]
ascemanacional.org.br
February 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Any type of political pressure that seeks to interfere in the technical work of [Brazil's environmental] agency is inadmissible, especially when it is a decision [regarding oil drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon River] that can result in irreversible environmental impacts." - Ascema
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Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products.
Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments.
Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments.
Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking
MOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With it...
news.mongabay.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products.
Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments.
Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments.
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An unprecedented study analyzed data from 1991 to 2023 and found that each 0.1°C increase in average global air temperature led to 360 new climate disaster events and damages in Brazil amounting to R$ 5.6 billion ($970 million).
The global warming process has accelerated over the current decade.
The global warming process has accelerated over the current decade.
Brazil has seen a 460% increase in climate-related disasters since the 1990s
It’s a proven fact: the relationship between rising global temperatures and the number of climate-related disasters is directly proportional. From 1991 through 2023, each rise of 0.1°C in the average ...
news.mongabay.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
An unprecedented study analyzed data from 1991 to 2023 and found that each 0.1°C increase in average global air temperature led to 360 new climate disaster events and damages in Brazil amounting to R$ 5.6 billion ($970 million).
The global warming process has accelerated over the current decade.
The global warming process has accelerated over the current decade.
“One of the biggest challenges in meeting EUDR regulations is identifying where the highest-risk suppliers or commodities are in your supply chain.” - Mike Mason, CEO at Earth Blox.
My full interview with Mike Mason about EUDR challenges, overcoming data gaps, and more 👇
My full interview with Mike Mason about EUDR challenges, overcoming data gaps, and more 👇
Earth Blox's Mike Mason on EUDR Challenges, Overcoming Data Gaps, Geospatial Data, and Much More
“One of the biggest challenges in meeting EUDR regulations is identifying where the highest-risk suppliers or commodities are in your supply chain.” - Mike Mason
backstorymedia.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“One of the biggest challenges in meeting EUDR regulations is identifying where the highest-risk suppliers or commodities are in your supply chain.” - Mike Mason, CEO at Earth Blox.
My full interview with Mike Mason about EUDR challenges, overcoming data gaps, and more 👇
My full interview with Mike Mason about EUDR challenges, overcoming data gaps, and more 👇
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🐣😍 Los llamativos periquitos dorados se están salvando de la extinción en la Amazonía brasileña. Esta ave ha estado en riesgo de desaparecer por el tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre. Sin embargo, un proyecto está logrando reintroducir la especie.
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El ave que desafía a la extinción: periquito dorado regresa a los cielos de Belem en la Amazonía brasileña
El periquito dorado es tan ruidoso como vistoso. Colgados de las ramas superiores, tres de estos loros de tamaño mediano chillan y graznan mientras se asoman para ver mejor al biólogo Marcelo Vilarta ...
es.mongabay.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🐣😍 Los llamativos periquitos dorados se están salvando de la extinción en la Amazonía brasileña. Esta ave ha estado en riesgo de desaparecer por el tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre. Sin embargo, un proyecto está logrando reintroducir la especie.
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With the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on the horizon, businesses must ensure deforestation-free supply chains. This piece from @earthblox.bsky.social takes a look at how technology can support compliance, and why it’s only part of the solution.
Navigating EUDR compliance with geospatial data insights | Blog | Earth Blox
www.earthblox.io
February 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on the horizon, businesses must ensure deforestation-free supply chains. This piece from @earthblox.bsky.social takes a look at how technology can support compliance, and why it’s only part of the solution.
“For the first time in the EU, solar supplied more power than coal did last year, a new analysis finds.
Solar accounted for 11 percent of Europe’s power supply last year, more than coal, at 10 percent, according to the analysis from energy think tank Ember.”
Solar accounted for 11 percent of Europe’s power supply last year, more than coal, at 10 percent, according to the analysis from energy think tank Ember.”
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“For the first time in the EU, solar supplied more power than coal did last year, a new analysis finds.
Solar accounted for 11 percent of Europe’s power supply last year, more than coal, at 10 percent, according to the analysis from energy think tank Ember.”
Solar accounted for 11 percent of Europe’s power supply last year, more than coal, at 10 percent, according to the analysis from energy think tank Ember.”
Brazil is home to over 200 Indigenous languages. Amazonas and Roraima, to the best of my knowledge, are the only states that recognize some of them as co-official (Amazonas: Portuguese + 16 Indigenous languages; Roraima: Portuguese + 12 Indigenous languages)
Papua New Guinea has 840 living languages — more than any other country.
A living language is one that is spoken by at least one person as their first language. The chart shows the ten countries with the most living languages as of 2024.
A living language is one that is spoken by at least one person as their first language. The chart shows the ten countries with the most living languages as of 2024.
January 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Brazil is home to over 200 Indigenous languages. Amazonas and Roraima, to the best of my knowledge, are the only states that recognize some of them as co-official (Amazonas: Portuguese + 16 Indigenous languages; Roraima: Portuguese + 12 Indigenous languages)
"We will drill, baby, drill."
President Donald Trump pledged a new era of U.S. oil and gas exploration, signing an order at the White House on Monday to withdraw from the Paris climate accord - a significant blow to global climate efforts.
President Donald Trump pledged a new era of U.S. oil and gas exploration, signing an order at the White House on Monday to withdraw from the Paris climate accord - a significant blow to global climate efforts.
Trump vows to quit Paris climate pact and 'drill, baby, drill'
The White House announces a "national energy emergency" to reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"We will drill, baby, drill."
President Donald Trump pledged a new era of U.S. oil and gas exploration, signing an order at the White House on Monday to withdraw from the Paris climate accord - a significant blow to global climate efforts.
President Donald Trump pledged a new era of U.S. oil and gas exploration, signing an order at the White House on Monday to withdraw from the Paris climate accord - a significant blow to global climate efforts.
#Brazil A parasite found in Pantanal jaguars could protect the big cat species.
Ranchers see jaguars as pests, but conservationists aim to reframe these big cats as allies for serving as key indicators of the biome’s health and controlling parasite-carrying prey.
My story @mongabay.bsky.social
Ranchers see jaguars as pests, but conservationists aim to reframe these big cats as allies for serving as key indicators of the biome’s health and controlling parasite-carrying prey.
My story @mongabay.bsky.social
A deadly parasite turns jaguar conservation into a human health priority
In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning the ground for signs of jaguar activity. He wasn’t looking for the big cats themselves; inst...
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January 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#Brazil A parasite found in Pantanal jaguars could protect the big cat species.
Ranchers see jaguars as pests, but conservationists aim to reframe these big cats as allies for serving as key indicators of the biome’s health and controlling parasite-carrying prey.
My story @mongabay.bsky.social
Ranchers see jaguars as pests, but conservationists aim to reframe these big cats as allies for serving as key indicators of the biome’s health and controlling parasite-carrying prey.
My story @mongabay.bsky.social
"Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before."
Notably, the Met Office notes that record fossil fuel emissions alone can't explain the surge, citing severe heat and drought that weaken carbon absorption by plants and increase soil emissions.
Notably, the Met Office notes that record fossil fuel emissions alone can't explain the surge, citing severe heat and drought that weaken carbon absorption by plants and increase soil emissions.
January 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before."
Notably, the Met Office notes that record fossil fuel emissions alone can't explain the surge, citing severe heat and drought that weaken carbon absorption by plants and increase soil emissions.
Notably, the Met Office notes that record fossil fuel emissions alone can't explain the surge, citing severe heat and drought that weaken carbon absorption by plants and increase soil emissions.
The Balbina and Pitinga dams have wiped out key endemic fish species in the Uatumã River (Brazilian Amazon), an INPA study reveals. 35 years on, rheophilic species like the Badi are gone, confirming severe biodiversity loss from the presence of Hydroelectric Power Plants.
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Estudo revela desaparecimento de espécies de Peixes Endêmicos após construção de usinas hidrelétricas no rio Uatumã
www.gov.br
January 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Balbina and Pitinga dams have wiped out key endemic fish species in the Uatumã River (Brazilian Amazon), an INPA study reveals. 35 years on, rheophilic species like the Badi are gone, confirming severe biodiversity loss from the presence of Hydroelectric Power Plants.
www.gov.br/inpa/pt-br/a...
www.gov.br/inpa/pt-br/a...
Several technological companies are stepping in with the know-how and tools to help simplify the task of meeting EUDR compliance, with solutions in blockchain, software development, traceability platforms, and satellite data.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
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My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
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Companies banking on tech and collaboration to comply with EUDR
The EU Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, will require companies importing certain products into the European Union to trace the origins of these products all the way back up the supply chain to prove...
news.mongabay.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Several technological companies are stepping in with the know-how and tools to help simplify the task of meeting EUDR compliance, with solutions in blockchain, software development, traceability platforms, and satellite data.
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/comp...
My story for @mongabay.bsky.social
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