"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
"The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time."
Source: Guardian, 07/15/2021
South America
"Brazil’s Environment Minister Resigns Amid Criticism, Probes"
"Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles announced his resignation Wednesday, giving up his post amid sharp criticism of his tenure and two investigations into his actions involving allegedly illegal timber operations."
Source: AP, 06/24/2021
Brazil Special Force To Protect The Yanomami From Wildcat Gold Miners
"The Brazilian government on Monday authorized the employment of the National Security Force (FNS) to protect the Yanomami indigenous people and their reservation lands for 90 days in the northern state of Roraima bordering Venezuela."
Source: Reuters, 06/15/2021
Uncovering Inequality’s Roots in Timber Poaching
Journalist Lyndsie Bourgon had covered timber poaching in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade when she decided to expand her scope, heading to the Peruvian Amazon to explore old-growth poaching there. In FEJ StoryLog, she shares the ups and downs of that project, made possible in part by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism.
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"Vale's Decomissioned Brazil Dam At Risk Of Collapse, Labor Body Says"
"Iron ore miner Vale SA's decomissioned Xingu dam is at "imminent risk of collapsing," according to a statement on Wednesday by the Regional Labor Department for the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2021
Bolsonaro’s Environment Minister Under Investigation for Corruption
"Brazil’s Supreme Court granted search warrants for the homes and financial records of Ricardo Salles, who accelerated deforestation during the Covid-19 pandemic."
Source: The Intercept, 05/31/2021
Scientists Rediscover Galapagos Tortoise Thought Extinct for 100 Years
"Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a species considered extinct a century ago."
Source: Reuters, 05/27/2021
“Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism”
While a “Handbook of Environmental Journalism” might initially sound like a scholarly work on environmental journalism, our BookShelf reviewer finds that the volume reads more like an engaging assembly of accessible accounts on the profession from colleagues across the planet. That makes it a rich resource for working journalists ... and anyone else with a passing interest in environmental issues and how they’re covered.
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"How A Billion-Dollar Gold Racket Wrecks The Jungle, Enriches Narcos"
"Juan Pablo Granda stepped into a small office in a middle-class neighborhood in the permanently foggy city of Lima, Perú, on February 18, 2013. The lights were off. He couldn’t see."
Source: McClatchy, 02/26/2021
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