The political strain the Lula administration has taken on by pushing forward the environmental licensing process for the ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

See All Key Ideas Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River before November’s U.N. COP30, an initiative which ...

The first well at the mouth of the Amazon (block FZA-M-59) would be drilled at a depth of 2.88 km. Moreover, the ocean currents at the planned site are more complex and variable than those in the ...

Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ...

that the country’s environment authority Ibama should authorize state-run oil giant Petrobras to drill wells in search of oil at the basin of the Amazon river mouth—Foz do Amazonas in ...

Brazil's Lula to Meet With Agency on Petrobras' Bid to Drill Near Mouth of Amazon River SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama ...

Despite its potential in the oil and gas sectors, there are numerous objections stemming from environmental concerns given its proximity to the mouth of the Amazon River. In addition to the ...

The Amazon river is the second longest in the ... from the river source to meanders to the river mouth. De-Graft is in Ironbridge, kayaking down the River Severn - the longest river in the UK.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama either this week or the next to discuss Petrobras' bid to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river ...