Tiffany Higgins
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Fulbright Scholar 2022 in Brazil’s Amazon, Tocantins River | @Pulitzercenter @Amazon_RJF grantee | Narrative journalism | I flow for rivers🌴🐟🐠🧜♀️
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2 weeks ago |
climatechangenews.com | Tiffany Higgins |Megan Rowling
Federal prosecutors in Brazil’s Pará state have filed a lawsuit calling for the immediate suspension and cancellation of a multi-million-dollar contract between the state and a coalition of foreign governments and companies for the sale of carbon credits from the Amazon forest. The prosecutors argued, among other things, that the deal – valued at up to $180 million – is invalid because Pará lacks a legally approved system to create and sell CO2 emissions reductions from lowering deforestation.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
brasil.mongabay.com | Tiffany Higgins |Rhett Butler
Embora o transporte hidroviário seja promovido como redutor de emissões, a verdade é que as novas hidrovias propostas nos rios Tocantins e Madeira aumentariam as emissões de carbono e o desmatamento, segundo especialistas ouvidos pela Mongabay.
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Rio Doce mining spill changed the forest composition due to deposited iron, phosphorus, toxics. Those will be reacrivated when it rains. Fewer native tree species as a result. https://t.co/02MUCwIFgC