A cougar cub (concolor cougar) was found this Wednesday (14) in the rural area of Rio Verde de Mato Grosso (MS) – a municipality in the south of Mato Grosso that covers parts of Cerrado and Pantanal. The cat is the second largest in Brazil, behind only the jaguar (panthera onca). The animal was alone, …
An invasion of hundreds, even thousands, of crocodiles has flooded a Brazilian beach and is causing panic among the population. So say publications with false information circulating on the internet this week. The message was replicated, mainly on Twitter, by various accounts in English and French. However, the contradiction lies in the following fact: the …
Video of alligators in the Pantanal is used to spread fake crocodile invasion Read More »
President Jair Bolsonaro moderated the speech during the opening of the United Nations (UN) Assembly, which was held on Tuesday morning (20), in the United States. His speech lasted about 20 minutes and this time he did not blame indigenous peoples for the fires in the Amazonas he did when he spoke at 2019 is …
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Unparalleled beauty and endless devastation. These are the two faces of the largest wetland in the world that will be on display at the exhibition “Pantanal, Land of Water and Fire”, which will take place between the 14th and 28th of this month, at the Monteiro Lobato Library, in São. Paulo (SP). The exhibition brings …
Pantanal: beauty and devastation of the biome arrives in São Paulo with exhibition Read More »
Editorial – Since its creation, ((o))eco has positioned itself not only as the voice of plants and animals, but also as a source of information and propagator of ideas that guide us to build a future with a ecologically sound environment. . Preserving the planet with enough natural resources to face the climate crisis, which …
Think about the future of the Amazon and the planet, vote for the environment Read More »
A survey conducted by the National Network of Conservation Units (Rede Pró-UC) revealed the magnitude of the pressure to which protected areas in Brazil are subjected: currently there are 19 bills pending in the National Congress aimed at is to reduce or eliminate conservation. units. There are 12 projects in the Chamber of Deputies: one …
Congress has 19 bills aimed at reducing or eliminating protected areas Read More »
Tropical salad with salmon chips Salads don’t have to be bland! They are an important part of our diet as they are a source of fiber and nutrients. In addition to leaves and vegetables, you can use fruits, oil seeds and even animal proteins. Such is the case with this tropical salad, which in addition …
In recent centuries, the world has seen the birth of pulsating metropolises, associated with accelerated urban expansion and the limits of human occupation. This Anthropocene empire was mostly built at the expense of the destruction of nature, where development and the natural world were opposed in an equation by the dominance of space. Currently, the …
The ways to integrate Brazilian nature into urban spaces Read More »
Sharm-el-Sheikh – On Tuesday (8) we started the Quentinhas do Clima, a bulletin with the latest news from the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP-27), which is taking place in the resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt , until the next 18th. Check it out: Rulebook against greenwashing The Group of High level specialists appointed by the …
Quentinhas do Clima #1 – Book of rules to avoid greenwashing Read More »
Discussions this Wednesday (9) at the UN Conference on Climate Change, taking place in the city of Harm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, revolved around the topic of climate finance. There was little progress in the negotiating chambers, but the United States took the opportunity to announce the launch of a market mechanism to help with the energy transition …
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