Sustainability archivos

Environment

Ecuador sets climate milestone with 700,000 hectares of sustainable forests in 10 years

Quito, Nov 29 (EFE).- More than 700,000 hectares of protected natural forests under sustainable management are the result of a decade of policies aimed at keeping trees standing and providing sustainable livelihoods for their people in Ecuador, which was presented at the COP30 global climate change summit as an example to follow in environmental conservation.

30 de November de 2025

Photograph provided by the Kazakh Embassy in Mexico showing Yerlan Kubashev (center), counselor at the Kazakh Embassy in Mexico, participating in the Kazakh-Mexican Business Forum in Mexico City (Mexico). EFE/Kazakh Embassy in Mexico

Commerce

Mexico, Kazakhstan focus on electric mobility for new technological alliances

Mexico City, Nov 28 (EFE).- Electric mobility was the focus of attention on Friday at the Kazakh-Mexican Business Forum, which highlighted the potential of new technological alliances and sustainable investment opportunities in both countries. Held in the Mexican capital under the slogan “Kazakhstan: land of opportunities and growth in the new reality,” the meeting brought

29 de November de 2025

Drone file photo taken April 22, 2024, showing the divide between the Amazon rainforest and the city in front of the Amazonas Museum in Manaus, Brazil. EFE/Isaac Fontana FILE

Sustainability

Brazil doubles down at COP30 on bioeconomy push to transform the Amazon

Belém, Brazil, Nov 18 (EFE).- Brazil, one of the world’s major exporters, is accelerating efforts to expand the Amazonian bio-socioeconomy as a global growth strategy—an agenda the country is spotlighting at COP30, the UN climate conference hosted in Belém. According to the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), forest-compatible products generate around $300 billion

18 de November de 2025

Photograph of the Ecuadorian Amazon that forms part of the Kuchants community, home to the Shuar indigenous people, on Tuesday in the province of Morona Santiago (Ecuador). EFE/ Santiago Fernández

Environment

In Ecuador, 2,300 hectares of Amazonian forests are revived to curb climate change

Kuchants (Ecuador), Oct 31 (EFE).- With more than 2,300 hectares undergoing restoration, Amazonian forests are being revived in degraded areas of Ecuador to curb climate change, protect endangered species, and provide new sustainable livelihoods for the indigenous communities who live there. Cedars, palm trees, and guayacans are some of the tree species that are growing

31 de October de 2025

Photograph provided by Embratur of the inauguration of the Visit Brazil Gallery exhibition on Wednesday in New York. EFE/Embratur/EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS STORY (MANDATORY CREDIT)

Culture

Brazilian exhibition brings exuberance of world’s largest wetland to US

São Paulo, Oct 30 (EFE).- The Visit Brazil Gallery exhibition has arrived in New York with the aim of transporting international audiences to unspoiled landscapes and showcasing the fauna and exuberant natural and cultural wealth of the Brazilian Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, through immersive experiences that bring together photography, art, dance, gastronomy, and

30 de October de 2025

Undated handout photo released by Norte Energia showing an electric boat sailing on the Guamá River in Belém, Brazil. EFE/ Helderlana/ Norte Energía /EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO SALES/ ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS STORY (MANDATORY CREDIT)

Sustainability

From diesel to electric boats: zero-emission transport is possible in the Amazon

São Paulo, Oct 29 (EFE).— Solutions exist for sustainable transport in Brazil’s Amazon. What is lacking, researchers say, is funding to support those solutions. The Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in Belém, host of COP30, is developing electric boat prototypes for a region where transport still largely relies on diesel. Ceamazon works to improve daily

29 de October de 2025

From left to right, Léo Valente, reporter for Times Brasil CNBC; physicist and Climainfo collaborator Shigueo Watanabe; André Godoy, executive secretary of the Brazilian Development Association; and Amanda Frizzo, carbon specialist at the Amazonia +21 Institute, during the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. EFE/Isaac Fontana

Sustainability

Experts warn of risk that carbon market could lose its purpose

São Paulo, Sep 5 (EFE) – The carbon market, created as a tool to fight climate change, risks becoming just a financial transaction if its environmental integrity is not guaranteed, experts warned at the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV), organized by Agencia EFE in Brazil. According to physicist and Climainfo collaborator Shigueo Watanabe

5 de September de 2025

From left to right, journalist and Flá do Agro founder Flávia Macedo; Eduardo Bastos, executive director of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association; Marcello Brito, executive secretary of the Amazonia Legal Consortium and special envoy to COP30 for the Amazon states; and Marina Guyot, public policy manager at the NGO Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora), take part in the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. EFE/Isaac Fontana

Sustainability

Restoring degraded land is key to ensuring global food security

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) believes Brazil, as one of the world’s largest grain producers, can play a crucial role in contributing to the three billion tons of food needed to guarantee global food security by 2050. But achieving that goal will require more than indiscriminately

5 de September de 2025

Economy

Uruguay’s Lubetkin highlights certification progress to meet EU standards

São Paulo, Sep 5 (EFE) – Uruguay’s foreign minister, Mario Lubetkin, has highlighted his country’s progress in certifying agricultural products to comply with the European Union’s new anti-deforestation regulation, which takes effect in December. Speaking virtually on Thursday at the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV), organized by Agencia EFE in São Paulo, Lubetkin

5 de September de 2025

From left to right, Daniela Chiaretti, environment correspondent for Valor Econômico; Leonardo Sobral, forestry director at the NGO Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora); Guaraní Indigenous leader and communicator for the Museum of Indigenous Cultures of São Paulo, Leandro Karaí Mirim; and Estefania Sánchez Cuartielles, technical coordinator at the ProYungas Foundation, take part in the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. EFE/Sebastião Moreira

Society

Indigenous leaders, NGOs urge progress on conservation: “The forest has rights”

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – Representatives of Indigenous peoples and environmental NGOs on Thursday called on authorities and businesses in São Paulo to urgently advance forest conservation by promoting sustainable economic activities and granting rights to nature. Leandro Karaí Mirim, a Guaraní Indigenous leader and communicator for the Museum of Indigenous Cultures in São

5 de September de 2025

Tasso Azevedo (R), general coordinator of the MapBiomas network, speaks alongside Manuel Pérez Bella (L), EFE’s managing director in Brazil, during the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. EFE/Isaac Fontana

Economy

The Amazon evaporates 20 billion tons of water daily

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – The Amazon, the largest tropical forest on Earth, has been losing ground to destruction for decades. But what is the value of keeping it alive? One striking figure: it evaporates 20 billion tons of water every day. Brazil wants to put that question before the world at the upcoming

4 de September de 2025

Economy

LOTS says freight transport with biofuels is already competitive

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – Edson Guimarães, CEO of LOTS Group for Latin America, said Thursday in São Paulo that freight transport with biofuels is now as cost-effective as diesel, though he highlighted Brazil’s logistical inefficiencies as a major challenge. “It is already possible to have ‘green’ logistics at costs similar to diesel,” Guimarães

4 de September de 2025