Can Brazil live up to its promise as a ‘natural knowledge economy’?
To forge a new direction, nation must avoid the petrol-power trap
Categories: Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Economic policy, Gas, Oil
New gas pipeline prompts fears for Amazon rainforest
The pipe will deliver cheaper, cleaner energy to Manaus but environmentalists fear it will lead to rainforest exploitation
Categories: Amazon, News about Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Damian Carrington, Endangered habitats, Energy, Environment, Forests, Gas, News, Oil, World news
Can Brazil become the world’s first environmental superpower?
Brazil would not be the first nation to become rich from its resources - but its challenge is to compete economically without destroying its environment
Categories: Brazil Tags: Analysis, Article, Brazil, Damian Carrington, Energy, Environment, Forests, World news
First Amazon bridge to open world’s greatest rainforest to development
A new bridge has come to symbolise Brazil's most challenging and urgent issue: balancing the demands of economic development with environmental protection
• Interactive: Brazil's Manaus-Iranduba crossing
• Can Brazil become the world's first environmental superpower?
Categories: Amazon, News about Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Carbon emissions, Conservation, Damian Carrington, Environment, Forests, News, World news
Funding, infighting and forests – the Brazilian view on climate change
Brazil's special ambassador for climate change, Sergio Serra, offers an insider's view as negotiators gather in Bonn for another round of talks
Categories: Brazil, News about Brazil Tags: Article, Blogposts, Brazil, Climate change, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Environment, Environment blog, Forests, World news