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Monica Piccinini

Brazil, England

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance writer, focused on environmental, health and human rights issues.

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  • 2 weeks ago | thecanary.co | Monica Piccinini

    A groundbreaking new study has challenged a long-standing belief in conservation science, revealing that climate change, intensified by increasingly extreme El Niño events, is the true force accelerating the extinction and decline of Brazil’s amphibians. Contrary to decades of assumptions, researchers have found that the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), once blamed as the main cause, plays only a secondary role in the crisis.

  • 1 month ago | thecanary.co | Monica Piccinini

    As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in the city of Belém, it stands before the world as a self-declared leader in clean energy. The Amazon rainforest, often described as the lungs of the planet, has been at the heart of this vision, seen as a source of nearly limitless hydropower potential. For decades, Brazil has promoted hydroelectricity as a clean, sustainable, and cost-effective solution to boost economic growth and fulfil its climate commitments.

  • 1 month ago | theecologist.org | Monica Piccinini

    Indigenous people have fought a relentless battle to protect their lands and preserve their way of life since European colonisers set foot in Brazil. Centuries of oppression have forced them to alter their cultures, traditions and beliefs, yet their resilience remains unbroken. Today, they still endure violent invasions by farmers, loggers, miners, and organised crime, keeping their communities locked in a constant fight for survival.

  • 1 month ago | monicapiccinini.medium.com | Monica Piccinini

    Monica Piccinini·Follow6 min read·--Smoke comes out of one of the many sawmills operating in the Realidade village along the BR-319 highway. Photo credit: Evgeny Makarov. Since European colonisers set foot in Brazil, Indigenous people have fought a relentless battle to protect their lands and preserve their way of life. Centuries of oppression have forced them to alter their cultures, traditions and beliefs, yet their resilience remains unbroken.

  • 1 month ago | thecanary.co | Monica Piccinini

    Since European colonisers set foot in Brazil, Indigenous people have fought a relentless battle to protect their lands and preserve their way of life. Centuries of oppression have forced them to alter their cultures, traditions and beliefs, yet their resilience remains unbroken. Today, they still endure violent invasions by farmers, loggers, miners, and organised crime, keeping their communities locked in a constant fight for survival.

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Monica Piccinini
Monica Piccinini @MAPICC2021
19 Apr 25

My beloved mum, my best friend, has departed from this world! No words to describe the pain! 🥹

Monica Piccinini
Monica Piccinini @MAPICC2021
18 Apr 25

RT @MAPICC2021: The Canary is no longer just reporting - we’re taking action. On the ground, in protest, livestreaming the truth. It’s OK t…

Monica Piccinini
Monica Piccinini @MAPICC2021
18 Apr 25

“COP30 Spotlight: The Shadows of Amazon Dams” by Monica Piccinini https://t.co/Z6U638QxsU https://t.co/PjzJDkXtV5