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From Climate Problem to Climate Solution

The Role of Agriculture and Land Use eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 1 nov. 2025–The agriculture, forestry, and land use sectors (LULUCF: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry) occupy a paradoxical position within the climate crisis. These sectors rank among the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions, yet simultaneously possess the unique capacity to actively reduce these emissions. Deforestation,…
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COP30: The Decade of Truth Begins—From Promises to Planetary Action

O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek This coming COP30 in Brazil will be the COP of truth: the time to prove the seriousness of our commitments, consolidate and accelerate climate action. It is essential that countries deliver their updates far from mere climate targets, they represent the vision of our shared future.  Without them, we will be walking…
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BRAZIL TURNS CO₂ INTO FUEL

Power Samba eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 23 sept. 2025–Brazilian scientists are advancing the transformation of CO₂ into renewable fuels such as e-methanol, gasoline, and diesel, with potential to power ships, trucks, and cars.  At the University of São Paulo, the Research Center for Innovation in Greenhouse Gases, in partnership with FAPESP and Shell, produces e-methanol from CO₂…
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Human Evolution

The Evolution of Technology

From Fire to Artificial Intelligence eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 23 July 2025 — The history of technology is essentially the history of human civilization itself. Every major leap forward in our development as a species is closely connected to technological breakthroughs that have fundamentally changed our way of living, working, and thinking. The Roots of Innovation The earliest…
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Soaring into the Future: Brazil’s First Flying Car by Dakila Pesquisas

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 29th, 2025 – In a bold leap from science fiction to reality, Brazilian research group Dakila Pesquisas has unveiled its first flying car prototype—Genesis X1, a sleek electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that could redefine how Brazilians move through their cities and beyond. A Dream 24 Years in the Making…
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Guyana Global Charms the World

Guyana Global Charms the World

Looking for Investors eyesonguyana June 8th 2025 — The humid air of Georgetown clung to everything, a familiar embrace of salt and blooming frangipani. But beneath the city’s colonial charm and the rising hum of an emergent oil economy, a different kind of pressure was building. Not from the deep offshore wells, but from the…
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Brazil launches platform to attract green investments

The website will list Ecological Transition Plan projects eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 29th 2025–Brazilian and foreign investors now have access to a platform to select environmental and social projects for financing.  It’s already been a little while, but on a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., Finance Minister  Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva launched the Climate and Ecological Transformation…
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Suriname Hidden Gem for Investors

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A Hidden Gem for Investors eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, March 25th 2025– In a world where investment opportunities seem endless, with countries like Brazil and Indonesia showing significant economic growth, it can be challenging to recognize Suriname’s unique value. Yet, this small country on the northeastern coast of South America offers a combination of factors that make it…
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Ireland joins Amazonian Sustainable Development

Ireland joins Amazonian Sustainable Development

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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Brazil’s Newest Biodiversity Goal

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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