In the favelas surrounding Brazil's capital, Brasília, residents face health risks from extreme heat made worse by a lack of green spaces. In response, local communities have started planting trees and plants themselves to lower temperatures and improve living conditions.
A joint investigation by The Intercept Brasil and Mongabay revealed that most requests to connect new data centers to Brazil's power grid have been filed by companies working with solar and wind energy. As of December 2025, around 65% of the 68 requests belong to such companies.
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Field specialists from the conservation organization SPVS carried out the first-ever vaccination of rare black lion tamarins in the coastal forest of the state of Paraná, in order to protect the endangered species from disease.
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The outcome of Brazil's upcoming presidential election could change policy on protecting the Amazon: experts fear that a win for a candidate from the Bolsonaro family would lead to the rollback of measures against deforestation that were reinstated under Lula da Silva.
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Documents obtained by Mongabay through a freedom of information request show that Vantara, a billionaire-owned private zoo housing more than 150,000 animals, has been in talks with Brazilian authorities since August on a "strategic partnership" for species conservation. The talks were initiated by Vantara itself.
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