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
Iran stoning woman offered asylum by Brazil’s president Lula
Offer raises hopes Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, will be spared
Categories: News about Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Human rights, Iran, Law, News, Rory Carroll, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Tom Phillips, World news
Points of culture: what Brazil can teach Britain about art
A series of debates at the Southbank Centre shows how Brazil understands things that supposedly 'developed' countries don't – not least about the transformative social power of art
Categories: Brazil Tags: Art, Art and design, Article, Blogposts, Brazil, Camila Batmanghelidjh, Communities, Culture, Gangs, Jude Kelly, Music, Poverty, Social enterprises, Social exclusion, Society, World news
Amazon deforestation in dramatic decline, official figures show
Increased use of satellite data and new tactics to deter loggers have led to drop, says Brazilian environment agency
Categories: Amazon, Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Conservation, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Endangered habitats, Environment, Forests, News, World news
UK backing loans for ‘risky’ offshore oil drilling in Brazil
Documents show the UK government ignored risks in subsidising oil extraction from nearly 2,000m deep in Atlantic waters
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