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 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 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 generated by AI by the author By Luis Fernando de Carvalho The Sleeping Giant of the Brazilian Bioeconomy: Why aren't we yet the "China of Bamboo"? 🇧🇷🌿 BRAZIL OPINION Did you know that Brazil has the greatest diversity of native bamboos on the planet, but we still often treat this resource as a "weed"? While countries like China, Colombia, and even European nations are advancing in high-performance architecture, automotive biocomposites, and carbon credit markets, Br

Photo of the Flamengo neighborhood by an unknown photographer Shadows of the Past - OPINION - Brazil By Luisa Maria Sarmento Soares It's summer. The terrifying noise of chainsaws in action worries residents in the Flamengo neighborhood, in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro. The sound was only interrupted after the execution of seventy-one death sentences. In the name of urban expansion, measured in new utilitarian areas of enormous concrete constructions. From one day to th

Photo Canva Extreme Heat Is No Longer the Exception and Poses a Global Adaptation Challenge By Ana Lucia Cunha Busch, TGAN Editor Research conducted by the University of Oxford shows that 3.79 billion people could be exposed to extreme heat conditions by 2050 if global average warming reaches 2°C above pre-industrial levels, a scenario considered increasingly likely by climatologists. The analysis, published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability, uses detailed clima

Photo: AI-generated The EU-Mercosur Agreement and the Awakening of Brazilian Bio-smelting: Where Mining Meets Bamboo. 🇧🇷🇪🇺⛏️🌿 By Luis Fernando de Carvalho The recent geopolitical scenario shaped by the EU-Mercosur agreement not only opens commercial doors; it inaugurates a new era for the critical materials industry. The world is racing to find minerals for the energy transition. Traditional mining activities require long periods of time and demand large investments, but

Photo Unsplash by Andrew Roberts By Ana Lucia Cunha-Busch Are Electric Car Batteries Sustainable? Climate, Social Impacts, and Mining Challenges Electric vehicles help reduce transport emissions, but the extraction of lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals raises social and environmental concerns that put the energy transition under scrutiny. The role of electric vehicles in the energy transition Electric vehicles are widely regarded as one of the primary solutions for

Photo by Editor via AI - GPT Chat ESG: FROM RHETORIC TO DATA - OPINION. By Claudia Andrade For a long time, ESG occupied a comfortable place: that of discourse. Public commitments, extensive reports, good intentions. But the current political, regulatory, and financial situation is making it clear that this phase is coming to an end. What is emerging for 2026 is a scenario in which impact needs to be proven, monitored, and sustained over time—and not just declared. I have bee

AI-Generated Photo Title: AI, Geopolitics, and the Rebirth of Nikola Tesla: The Energy Dilemma of 2026 🌍⚡ By Luis Fernando De Carvalho Artificial Intelligence is not just software; it is raw physical infrastructure. We are living through the "Second War of the Currents," where the thirst for processing power collides with the planet's thermodynamic limits and the tensions of Realpolitik. As AI scales, the world faces a paradox: how to power massive data centers without setti

Brazilian Minister Marina Silva said she is considering taking legal action against the Supreme Court to uphold vetoes on the Devastation Bill (Photo: Rogério Cassimiro/MMA) Congress relaxes environmental licensing and raises alarm among experts. Last week, the National Congress approved one of the most impactful and worrying measures for Brazilian environmental policy in recent years. By overturning most of the presidential vetoes on the so-called Devastation Bill, parliamen

Photo AI ChatGPT The Green and Digital Transition with Equity: Why This Is the Most Urgent Issue of Our Time BY CLAUDIA ANDRADE For some time now, I have been carefully studying a concept that, although it may seem technical at first glance, directly affects the lives of every person, every community, and every organization: the Green and Digital Transition with Equity. The more I delve into this analysis, the more I understand that this is not just a new term on the internat

Official COP30 pavilion in Belém, the central point of global discussions on adaptation, mitigation, and climate finance. Photo: Tania Rego/Agência Brasil The holding of COP30 in Belém represented a milestone for the visibility of the Amazon on the international stage, but the conference results show that the capacity for implementation is still far from meeting the climate urgency. Even with the progress related to the indicators of the Global Adaptation Target and the debat

City of Belém do Pará in Brazil; Source: Canva COP30 - Between symbolism and operational challenge - what is at stake? By Claudia Andrade COP30 will be held in Belém, in the heart of the Amazon, and never has a climate conference carried so much symbolism — and so much responsibility. It is impossible not to feel the weight of this choice. The world is watching us. Brazil. The forest. What we will do — or fail to do — when the stage is ours. There is something beautiful and,

"SUS at the forefront of climate adaptation." Photo: Igor Evangelista/MS - MMA SUS and Climate Change: Brazil Can Make Health a Global Example BRAZIL. OPINION The announcement that Brazil will present, during COP 30 in Belém, the Belém Health Action Plan, inspired by the Unified Health System (SUS), represents a remarkable advance in the integration between public health and climate change. The country, which for decades has been building one of the most comprehensive primary

Unsplash photo by Glauber Sampaio Liquid Brazil and the myth of abundance: when water flows faster than consciousness By Claudia Andrade Brazil is a liquid country. Abundant in rivers, promises, and contradictions. A territory that holds 12% of the planet's surface freshwater, yet still lives with dry taps, makeshift buckets, and wells that have become a legacy of survival. There is a painful irony in being a water powerhouse and, at the same time, vulnerable. On the eve of C

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