Brazil

COP26 must commit to eliminating deforestation

Perspective / World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.

A just transition for climate change adaptation: towards just resilience and security in a globalising world

SEI brief / The authors propose a framework for a just transition for climate change adaptation focused on justice – both procedural and distributional – and connectedness.

Webinar: Running in the wrong direction: Biodiversity and social impacts of emerging fossil fuel production

Past event / SEI's mapping tools reveal that planned fossil fuel pipelines and exploration threaten biodiversity, protected lands and communities all over the world.

Neglect paves the way for dispossession: The politics of “last frontiers” in Brazil and Myanmar

Journal article / The authors argue that neglect and its role in facilitating dispossession in "frontier dynamics" warrant further study.

Local water goes global: exploring water narratives beyond boundaries

Perspective / A single water narrative may lead to misinterpreting specific local challenges. Explore how SEI's Water Beyond Boundaries initiative aims to transform this.

Trase launches beef app to empower consumers in Brazil

Feature / The new app aims to address one of the biggest challenges in the food sector: the lack of transparency in food supply chains.

Tracking the impacts of El Niño drought and fire in human-modified Amazonian forests

Journal article / A study in PNAS finds that drought and fires led to the death of 2.5 billion plants in a region that represents 1.2% of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

Corporate power in the bioeconomy transition: the policies and politics of conservative ecological modernization in Brazil

Journal article / Which stakeholders control the transition to circular bioeconomies?

The politics of bioeconomy and sustainability: lessons from biofuel governance, policies and production strategies in the emerging world

Other publication / This book explores the often overlooked political aspects of bioeconomy promotion and sustainability politics in Global South democracies.