Participating €15 million in Brazilian Fund eyesonbrasil Amsterdam March 14th 2025– Ireland has joined as the eighth donor to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, contributing € 15 million, it was reported Thursday. The fund, managed by Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), supports conservation, monitoring, and sustainable development in the Amazon and has financed 123…
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Avenida Liberdade eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, March 13th 2025–As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane highway – Avenida Liberdade – through the protected Amazon rainforest has sparked controversy. The structure seeks to ease traffic for the expected 50,000 attendees, including world leaders. But it has led…
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Planned Until 2023 eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 26 February 2025– Conabio, Brazil’s National Biodiversity Commission, has established new national biodiversity targets for the period 2025 to 2030 and recommended a new set of measures for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), pursuant to the Dec. 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), of which the South American country…
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eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, February 6th, 2025 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently announced plans to prospect oil in the Foz do Rio Amazonas region, a move that has sparked both excitement and concern. While the potential economic benefits are significant, the environmental risks are equally substantial. This article explores the pros and cons…
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eyesonsuriname In a remarkable video address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné unveiled a shared vision for the future. Their dialogue, marked by a blend of economic nationalism and energy innovation, set the stage for a new era of collaboration between the United States…
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A New Era of Economic Nationalism eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, January 24th, 2025 – In a highly anticipated video address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump made a significant impact with his bold statements and strategic plans. Speaking to an audience of global leaders, business executives, and policymakers, Trump outlined his…
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from 100 to 300Billion $ per year eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 24 november 2024–Negotiators at this year’s United Nations climate summit struck an agreement early on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to triple the flow of money to help developing countries adopt cleaner energy and cope with the effects of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations pledged to…
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Keep it Simple eyeson..project Amsterdam, November 20, 2024 – A few years ago, eyesonsuriname, part of the eyeson..project, wrote about SeaO2. With a clear and straightforward approach, the Dutch start-up plans to remove tons of CO2 from the sea. Thanks to a recent investment of over 2 million euros, the company is set to scale…
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Brazil calling eyesonbrasil in the eyesonproject Amsterdam, 20 november 2024– Luiz Inácio da Silva, president of Brazil insisted and urged Tuesday that G20 developed countries should bring forward by up to ten years the climate neutrality targets currently set for 2050. He made those remarks during his appearance at the Group’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro. “To the developed…
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Global Carbon Market Takes Shape eyesonproject Amsterdam/Baku 16 november 2024– At COP29 in Baku, nearly 200 governments agreed on a UN-led global carbon market under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. This system simplifies carbon credit trading, fostering climate project funding in developing nations. It replaces the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, aiming for transparency and…
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