The agenda gives special information A Chapter Closes — And a New Beginning   After two and a half years, I have decided to close this chapter of The Green Amazon News.   This was not an easy decision. When I started this newspaper, I imagined I would keep it going for at least five years. I invested time, money, energy, and above all, hope. I deeply believed in creating a space dedicated to climate adaptation, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the protection of our p

Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash, photographs/green-trees-near-buildings-in-London-during-the-day, free license. United Kingdom Publishes Sustainability Reporting Standards Aligned with IFRS The UK government has taken a significant step toward consolidating its leadership in sustainable finance by publishing today the first UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), fully aligned with the global standard set by the International Sustainability Standards Board (

Photo by Andy Kelly [photo of a girl placing her left hand on a digital robot] on Unsplash under a free license(illustrative image) Artificial Intelligence in the Amazon: The Value of Human Capital and Inclusion in Sustainability OPINION By Ana Cunha-Busch Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly one of the most transformative engines of our time. Its capacity to optimize processes, generate insights, and expand innovation is immense. However, the Amazon, cradle of unparal

Photo by Mirna Wabi-Sabi Unsplash Free License Brazil Reverses Controversial Waterways Decree After Indigenous Protests Brasília — In a striking shift, the Brazilian government officially revoked Decree 12.600/2025, which would have opened key Amazonian rivers — the Tapajós, Madeira, and Tocantins — to private concession and dredging, following sustained Indigenous resistance and national debate over environmental and cultural impacts. The decision, announced on Februar

Fiji by Max. Published on June 20, 2022. Free to use under the Unsplash license Pacific at the Center of Climate Negotiations: Fiji and Tuvalu Hosting Pre-COP31 in Unprecedented Event The South Pacific has taken on a historic role in the global climate calendar. On Thursday (February 26, 2026), the Pacific Islands Forum confirmed that Fiji and Tuvalu will host Pre-COP31 events — preparatory meetings preceding the Conference of the Parties on climate (COP31) — bringing globa

Photo by Dušan Cvetanović: on Pexels /photo/eu-flag-swaying-with-the-wind EU Scales Back Corporate Sustainability Rules Following Industry Pressure The European Union has approved significant revisions to its corporate sustainability framework, narrowing the scope of two flagship environmental and social governance directives and extending compliance deadlines after sustained pressure from industry groups and several governments. The move reflects a broader effort within the

Photo Clay LeConey - Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA On Unsplash Free License Historic Storm Paralyzes Northeastern US and Leads New York Mayor to Impose Travel Ban A powerful winter storm hit the Northeastern United States over the weekend, leading authorities to declare states of emergency, cancel thousands of flights, paralyze highways, and, in New York, order a widespread restriction on movement in the city. An Unusual Storm The meteorological phenomenon — c

Photo by Muhammad Renaldi: on Pexels Free-License(people-walking-on-a-parade-holding-a-banner) SDGs - WHAT ARE THEY? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global agenda adopted by the 193 UN member countries in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda. They consist of 17 goals, ranging from eradicating poverty (SDG 1) to climate action (SDG 13) and life on land (SDG 15). The purpose of the SDGs is to ensure a more just, equitable, and sustainable future by 2030, integrating s

Photo Tim Moss Holder on Unsplash Free License /Photo/-large building with a flag on top of it, Supreme Court High Stakes at the U.S. Supreme Court: Fossil Fuel Accountability and the Future of Climate Justice In a development that could reshape climate litigation in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a high-profile lawsuit brought by local governments in Boulder, Colorado, against two major fossil fuel producers — ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy. Th

Photo by Sanket Mishra: Pexels Free License photo/close-up-of-a-person-holding-a-smartphone-displaying-chatgpt When Artificial Intelligence Meets the Real World: Challenges and Contrasts at the Global AI Summit in India The city of New Delhi, India, hosted the AI ​​Impact Summit 2026, bringing together political leaders, technology executives, and global AI experts. Although the event sought to discuss the global governance of AI, it drew attention for unusual moments, logist

Photo by Mali Maeder: Pexels Free License/photo/green-tree-near-green-plants Private Forests Become a Source of Value: The Renaissance of the Green Economy - OPINION By Ana Lucia Cunha-Busch Worldwide, the concept of environmental preservation is beginning to transform into an economic opportunity. A new global wave shows that private forest areas, previously seen only as liabilities, are now becoming profitable assets. This global movement is occurring especially in regions

Photo by Dušan Cvetanović Pexels Free License (eu-flag-swaying-with-the-wind) Just Energy Transition: European Study Creates New Tools to Assess Emerging Clean Technologies The global race towards climate neutrality is ceasing to be just a political promise and becoming a concrete technological—and also social—challenge. A new study released by the European Commission this week proposes a set of methods to assess, from an early stage, the real impact of clean energy technolog

Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels (free-license) selective-focus-photo-of-butterfly-perched-on-flower Nature as public policy: what the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 changes for our future For decades, environmental policy was seen as an appendage to economic decisions. Today, in Europe, the logic is beginning to reverse: protecting nature has become a condition for social and economic stability itself. It is in this context that the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 emer

Photo by Mohammad Amirahmadi on Unsplash Free License (Tehran Province, Iran) - Illustrative Photo Iran accelerates solar transition and avoids more than 1 million tons of CO₂ per year. Iran is consistently expanding its solar generation capacity, avoiding the emission of more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year and reducing pressure on fossil fuels and water resources. Data released by the Iranian press indicates that the installed solar energy capacity already re

Photo. Canva Premium Green Lexicon 2 | Renewable Energy: The Path to a Secure and Prosperous Future But what exactly are renewable energy sources? The climate crisis is often discussed in terms of more intense storms, heat waves, and forest fires. However, the root of the problem—and also the main solution—lies in something much more everyday: energy. Much of the greenhouse gases that warm the planet come from burning coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity and hea

Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Pexels (Free License) Debate in the United Kingdom puts the climate tax on carbon at the border in check In the corridors of British power, an intense political debate is underway over a proposal that could have significant impacts on the global climate and international trade: the creation of a tax mechanism on carbon emissions incorporated in imported products. The idea — inspired by similar instruments already implemented in other econo

Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels (Free license) - green roof in the city. Mumbai Climate Week 2026: Global South leads solutions against extreme urban heat From February 17th to 19th, 2026, Mumbai will host Mumbai Climate Week 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre, marking the first time a Climate Week has taken place in the Global South. With the motto “Where Hope Meets Action,” the event has established itself as a platform focused less on diplomatic negotiation—characteristic

Photo: By Josh Sorenson (Pexels Free License) Sun, Science, and Autonomy: New Solar Technology Points the Way to Decentralized Drinking Water - Water Autonomy At a time when the water crisis is intensifying in various regions of the planet, an innovation developed by researchers at Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay emerges as a promising alternative for coastal and isolated communities: a desalination system powered exclusively by solar energy, d

Photo by Quan-You Zhang on Unsplash - Great Egret Flying Over Water with Ducks (free license) COP15 CMS Proposals Expand International Protection for Migratory Species Global biodiversity conservation will take an important step forward in 2026, when the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) will be held in Campo Grande, Brazil, from March 23 to 29. Member countries will present proposals to include 42 new species in t

Photo by Li-An Lim on Unsplash US Backtracks on Core Climate Policies and Dismantles Legal Basis Against Emissions. In one of the most serious actions to date in the United States' environmental regulatory landscape, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revoked a scientific determination that had underpinned federal climate policies for nearly two decades. The decision could have profound environmental and climate impacts globally, generating heated reactions from sc