Ministérios Públicos Federal e de Rondônia ajuizaram ação civil pública para assegurar o fornecimento de energia elétrica a 9,3 mil moradores de comunidades isoladas. A empresa BBF, responsável pelo serviço, enfrenta crise financeira e judicial, causando apagões e prejudicando serviços essenciais.
A new report highlights that increasing extraction of rainforest resources for minerals, biofuels, and pulp is pushing biomes like the Amazon towards a breaking point. Compounding pressures from cattle ranching, agriculture, and logging are exacerbated by mining's extensive environmental footprint, including pollution and infrastructure development. The analysis by Profundo, commissioned by Rainforest Foundation Norway, urges a reduction in consumption from forest regions.
Billions of dollars worth of investment will flow if the federal government mandates a percentage of biofuels be added to the nation's fuel supply, major investors say.
Billions of dollars worth of investment will flow if the federal government mandates a percentage of biofuels be added to the nation's fuel supply, major investors say.
