Aldem Bourscheit

About the writer

é jornalista especializado na cobertura ambiental.

Prodes and Deter: get to know these strategic systems in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon" alt="
Stories April 12, 2022

Prodes and Deter: get to know these strategic systems in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon

The INPE programs are vital to keep the forest standing. While Prodes generates annual deforestation rates, Deter makes daily alerts to improve monitoring against tree cutting and fires.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia
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Stories March 29, 2022

Illegal mining has been growing for 3 years inside an ecological station deep in the Amazon Rainforest

Official report identifies dredges and boats supporting the crimes at the Juami-Japurá Ecological Station, in the state of Amazonas. Impacts on the integral protection area have been growing since 2019.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia
Proposal to remove Mato Grosso from the Legal Amazon allows deforestation of an area the size of Pernambuco" alt="
Stories March 18, 2022

Proposal to remove Mato Grosso from the Legal Amazon allows deforestation of an area the size of Pernambuco

The measure can expand forest losses by at least 100,000 km² in the state, according to an analysis by the Forest Code Observatory, and harm socio-environmental and economic agendas throughout the country.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco
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Civil Society March 17, 2022

Solution package leads to sustainable production, fair trade, and protection of the Amazon

Origens Brasil connects extractivists and indigenous people from protected areas in Pará to businesses and consumers providing nuts, cumaru, latex e pirarucu free of deforestation.
By Aldem Bourscheit
Paragominas has lessons to teach on how to grow without destroying the forest" alt="
Public Sector March 8, 2022

Paragominas has lessons to teach on how to grow without destroying the forest

Formerly known as ‘Paragobala’ (Paragobullet) due to violence, a municipality the size of the state of Sergipe inside the State of Pará reduced deforestation and maintained its economic growth through participatory management between the municipal government, the productive sector, and NGOs.
By Aldem Bourscheit via plenamata.eco
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Stories March 4, 2022

The distribution of rainfall and droughts is changing in the Amazon Basin

Through satellite images, researchers shed light on the distribution and circulation of water and other environmental changes in the rainforest. Records help measure the impacts of deforestation, mining, and hydroelectric power in the largest river basin on the planet.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco
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Stories February 25, 2022

The Amazon’s most devastating January

Deter’s alerts recorded the largest deforestation in the forest since 2016. The destruction was concentrated in the states of Mato Grosso, Roraima, and Pará and advanced on areas in southern Amazonas and in the region around the BR-319 highway. Deforestation is fueled by a lack of oversight and is expected to grow this year.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco
Endangered Amazonian mangroves protect the climate, wildlife, and economies" alt="
Stories February 25, 2022

Endangered Amazonian mangroves protect the climate, wildlife, and economies

The Amazon holds 80% of Brazil’s mangroves. A bridge between terrestrial and marine environments, mangrove formations guard stores of greenhouse gases, shelter unique species, and maintain human populations, but they are under threat.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco
Improving the position of hydroelectric plants would reduce impacts on the Pan-Amazon" alt="
Stories February 25, 2022

Improving the position of hydroelectric plants would reduce impacts on the Pan-Amazon

Researchers from American and European institutions have created a method to improve the planning and implementation of hydroelectric plants while reducing socio-environmental impacts on the rainforest.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco
Deforestation in the Amazon reduced rains and increased electricity bills for Brazilians" alt="
Stories February 11, 2022

Deforestation in the Amazon reduced rains and increased electricity bills for Brazilians

Research shows that forest clearing reduced water flow and power generation in hydroelectric plants in the Center-West and Southeast of the country. Despite the environmental and electricity bill impacts, the government wants new power plants and dams on the Tapajós River.
By Aldem Bourscheit via InfoAmazonia and plenamata.eco

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