Brazil strengthens environmental protections for the Amazon and expands diplomatic ties with countries across Africa and Asia.

The entities involved

• Amazon →

  river in South America

  • MapBiomas team tracks land cover and hydrological changes in the Amazon, noting El Nino causes droughts in parts of the region.Mon 03:05
  • Illegal gold mining operations are contaminating the river system in the Amazon.Mon 02:46
• Africa →

  continent

  • Ghana hosts a global conference on reparatory justice, debating colonial legacy and the government-backed repeal of the Code Noir.Mon 17:37
  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37

Related events

• Brazil is one of the nine countries considered part of the Amazonian region.Jul 30
• A Brazilian agency conducted studies regarding the health of the Amazon region.Aug 14
• Philip Fearnside published research warning that Amazon development, particularly roads, risks catastrophic deforestation.Aug 31
• Investigating the economic and environmental consequences of Amazonian development, the findings were contributed to IPCC reports by Philip Fearnside.Sep 3
• Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been linked to a reduction in local rainfall.Sep 21