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Brazil Launches Operation Maravalha to Combat Illegal Amazon Logging

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 - by Sofia Nawab - Leave a Comment

Brazilian environmental agents have launched Operation Maravalha, seizing over 5,000 truckloads of timber in the Amazon rainforest. The operation aims to combat illegal logging, particularly in protected and indigenous lands. …

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Brazil’s Legislative Changes Endanger Amazon Deforestation Protections

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 - by Allegra Nguyen - Leave a Comment

Brazil’s new laws in Mato Grosso and Rondonia undermine the Amazon soy moratorium, which prohibits soy cultivation on recently deforested land. The reductions in tax incentives for compliant companies may …