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Congress relaxes environmental licensing and raises alarm among experts - OPINION - DEC 08, 2025
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
Ana Cunha-Busch
2 days ago3 min read


The Green and Digital Transition with Equity: Why This Is the Most Urgent Issue of Our Time - OPINION - DEC 8, 2025
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
Ana Cunha-Busch
2 days ago5 min read


COP30: Partial progress and structural gaps in the global climate agenda - OPINION - Nov 26, 2025
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
Ana Cunha-Busch
Nov 252 min read


COP30 - Between symbolism and operational challenge - what is at stake? OPINION November 6, 2025
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,
Ana Cunha-Busch
Nov 53 min read


SUS and Climate Change: Brazil Can Make Health a Global Example - BRAZIL. OPINION - November 3, 2025
"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
Ana Cunha-Busch
Nov 22 min read


The Greater Amazon Aquifer System: An Invisible Heritage That Needs to Be Protected - OPINION September 24, 2025
Amazon: home to the recently discovered Greater Amazon Aquifer System, the largest underground freshwater reserve in the world. Source:...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Sep 232 min read


The new role of sustainability executives: between dreams and numbers - OPINION - August 25, 2025
Freepik representing corporate sustainability The new role of sustainability executives: between dreams and numbers - OPINION By Claudia...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 243 min read


Environmental Licensing: When a Veto Is an Act of Protection - Brazil - OPINION. August 15, 2025
Marina Silva: "Vetos are strategic to preserve the integrity of licensing." Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias. Environmental Licensing:...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 143 min read


Climate Justice Gains Momentum: International Court Reaffirms Countries' Legal Duty to Reduce CO₂ Emissions. OPINION July 24, 2025
Demonstration in front of the organization's building - Lina Selg, AFP Climate Justice Gains Momentum: International Court Reaffirms...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jul 233 min read


Energy Transition and Big Tech Companies: The Paradox of Sustainable Innovation - OPINION July 15, 2025
Source: Canva Collection. Energy Transition and Big Tech Companies: The Paradox of Sustainable Innovation The digital age has driven...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jul 142 min read


War also destroys the environment – and we are ignoring it. OPINION July 3,2025
Source BBC News War also destroys the environment, and we are ignoring it. OPINION The numbers speak loudly. And what they say is not...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jul 22 min read


Startups, Territory, and Climate Transition: What COP 30 Demands from Us Now OPINION July 1st, 2025
Aerial photo of the city of Belém, author unknown Startups, Territory, and Climate Transition: What COP 30 Demands from Us Now By...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 304 min read


Resisting the anti-ESG movement means defending the future of the next generations OPINION June 17, 2025
Source: IA Gemini Resisting the anti-ESG movement means defending the future of the next generations Over the past year, we have seen a...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 162 min read


License or release? The silent risk behind the Environmental Licensing Bill - BRAZIL OPINION June 9, 2025
Women's March against the so-called ‘Devastation Bill’ at the Esplanada dos Ministérios in Brasília Image: Gabriela Biló/Folhapress...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 83 min read


Who can be sustainable in Brazil? OPINION June 5, 2025
Image: OpenIA Who can be sustainable in Brazil? Discussing sustainability often sounds appealing, but it's not always inclusive. In...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 42 min read


Can Brazil at COP30 support the “Devastation Bill”? May 31, 2025
Minister Marina Silva by Lula Marquês Agência Brasil By The Green Amazon News - Ana Lucia Cunha-Busch This week, the Minister of the...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 303 min read


A mother's plea for the future of the planet - Opinion May 19, 2025
iStock photo of a girl hugging the globe A mother's plea for the future of the planet - Opinion Being a mother changes everything. It...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 182 min read


THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS - OPINION May 9, 2025
Pope Francis is planting a tree (green oak) in the Vatican gardens. THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 82 min read


An Urgent Reflection on Socio-Environmental Communication in the Amazon - OPINION March 21, 2025
The Amazon: Territory of local knowledge and voices (Photo: CNM News Agency). An Urgent Reflection on Socio-Environmental Communication...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Mar 202 min read


Vanishing Forests: How Climate Change is Driving the Decline in Biodiversity - OPINION March 19, 2025
Vanishing Forests: How Climate Change is Driving the Decline in Biodiversity Dear Readers! Forests, often called the "lungs of our...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Mar 185 min read
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