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Freshwater

Study maps conversion of Brazilian Amazon wetlands across four decades

An analysis estimates that 30,174 km² of wetlands had been converted to human uses by 2024, with conversion rates varying across land-tenure categories.

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People & Communities

Brazil court blocks state law from applying to Indigenous territory amid invasion

Pará’s creation of a protected area overlapping Ituna/Itatá was followed by renewed occupation of land subject to federal safeguards for an Indigenous people living in voluntary isolation.

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Forests

Amazon analysis finds more candidate fire detections than official counts

NASA reports that VIIRS analysis around Santarém identified about 40% more candidate fire detections than appear in FIRMS active-fire counts. The additional signals have not been confirmed as distinct fires or quantified as extra forest damage.

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Policy & Governance

Brazil runoff puts Amazon policy in focus as candidates set different deforestation targets

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro offer distinct pledges for the forest. Their implementation, and the role of Congress, remain uncertain.

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Oceans & Coasts

Porto Seguro pays fishers to remove invasive lionfish

A bounty is supporting lionfish removal and research in Bahia, while the scale of the fish’s presence and its local effects remain unclear.

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