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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Under Lula, Amazon deforestation dropped to a 10-year low, but experts warn a victory by Senator Bolsonaro could reinstate policies favoring agribusiness and mining. @nandawenzel.bsky.social , @bykarlamendes.bsky.social and @lucas-berti.bsky.social on @mongabay news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tigh...

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Tight Brazil election challenges fragile gains for Amazon conservation

As South America turns right, Brazil’s vote could leave the Amazon without conservation leaders.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The project risks depleting fragile springs in a municipality where around 80% of the territory faces water conflicts and demand already exceeds 100% of available groundwater reserves. Naira Hofmeister on @mongabay.com, in partnership with @intercept.com.br news.mongabay.com/2026/09/huge...

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Huge AI data center project blindsides water-stressed town in Brazil

As water wells turn to dust, local leaders learn of the massive facility firsthand from reporters.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 17/08/2026

Brazil plans to dredge the Madeira River for grain exports, despite recent fatal barge collisions and local safety fears. Communities worry expanding waterway traffic will prioritize agribusiness over those reliant on the river for fishing and daily life. Story by @bykarlamendes.bsky.social.

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Fatal barge crashes fuel fear over Madeira River waterway expansion in Brazil

With an election looming, Amazon communities worry their safety will be traded for faster agribusiness growth.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Brazil is planning to dredge the Madeira River to boost grain exports despite recent fatal barge collisions and poor dialogue with local communities. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social on @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/08/fata...

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Fatal barge crashes fuel fear over Madeira River waterway expansion in Brazil

With an election looming, Amazon communities worry their safety will be traded for faster agribusiness growth.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 14/08/2026

Hemerson Dantas dos Santos Pataxó HãHãHãi, the world’s first published Indigenous ethnobotanist, worked with elders to document 175 medicinal plants in Brazil. Describing elders as "living libraries," his work preserves ancestral healing for future generations. Story by @bykarlamendes.bsky.social.

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How the first published Indigenous ethnobotanist & elders recorded their people’s medicinal knowledge

CARAMURU/PARAGUASSU INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Looking at the landscape of dry and cleared mountains around her house, Marta Xavier de Oliveira remembered when it was a forest. “When we got sick,…

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 30/07/2026

Brazil has listed the tambaqui, an Amazon fish, as vulnerable after projections indicated a 43.4% decline in its population. Without a recovery plan, a fishing ban could be imposed, raising economic concerns for small-scale fishers who rely on the species. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social reports.

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Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatened

Amazon fishers fear a total ban on their most iconic catch could favor industrial farms over local communities.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

One of the most cooked fish in the Amazon, the tambaqui was included in Brazil's list of threatened species, triggering fear of losses from Amazon small-scale fishers who depend on the species for their livelihood. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social on @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/07/fish...

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Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatened

Amazon fishers fear a total ban on their most iconic catch could favor industrial farms over local communities.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Despite protection and conservation efforts, cágado-iaçá’s populations over the past 36 years declined by more than 50% in Amazonas and western Pará states, according to official data. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social reports on @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/07/braz...

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Brazil lists the Amazon river turtle as endangered for the first time

A food staple and once a common sight, the Amazon turtle is now officially endangered as its population halves.

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our shark meat investigation was nominated for the Gabo Award @fundaciongabo.bsky.social! @philjaco.bsky.social @nandawenzel.bsky.social @kuangkeng.bsky.social @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.org Que alegria ter nossa investigação sobre licitações de carne de tubarão indicada ao Prêmio Gabo!

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Philip Jacobson @philjaco.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Brazilian version of This American Life did an hourlong show about our shark meat investigation, featuring my colleague @bykarlamendes.bsky.social

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Rádio Novelo @radionovelo.com.br · 09/04/2026

Em 2024, o site Mongabay Brasil começou uma investigação para entender o consumo de carne de tubarão. Eles descobriram que essa carne é servida em instituições públicas do país todo – mas sempre sob um outro nome: “cação”. E isso é um problema em várias frentes, de saúde pública à risco ambiental.

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

O governo do estado do Rio de Janeiro baniu a carne de tubarão na merenda escolar de 1.200 instituições da rede pública estadual. A medida foi adotada após pressão de conservacionistas, que alertaram sobre os riscos à saúde e ao meio ambiente. brasil.mongabay.com/2026/01/esta...

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Estado do Rio proíbe carne de tubarão em merenda escolar por riscos à saúde e ao meio ambiente

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Rio de Janeiro baniu a carne de tubarão na merenda escolar de 1.200 instituições da rede pública estadual, colocando o estado no caminho de se to...

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Muito bom ver minha reportagem da @mongabay.com republicada pela @apublica.org

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 12/12/2025

"That ‘Fish’ on the Menu? In Brazil’s Schools and Prisons, It’s Often Shark” by @philjaco.bsky.social, @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, and @kuangkeng.bsky.social, for @mongabay.com is one of two selections by Ocean Editor Jessica Aldred for the 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25

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GIJN em Português @gijnportugues.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🇦🇫 @zahranader.bsky.social — editora-chefe, @zantimes.bsky.social 🇷🇸 Mira Milosevic — editora executiva, @gfmd.info 🇫🇷 @laurentrichard.bsky.social — cineasta, fundadora @forbidden-stories.bsky.social 🇧🇷 @bykarlamendes.bsky.social — repórter investigativa, @mongabay.com #GIJC25

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 17/09/2025

🇦🇫 @zahranader.bsky.social — editor-in-chief, @zantimes.bsky.social 🇷🇸 Mira Milosevic — ED, @gfmd.info 🇫🇷 @laurentrichard.bsky.social — filmmaker, founder @forbidden-stories.bsky.social 🇧🇷 @bykarlamendes.bsky.social — investigative reporter, @mongabay.com

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Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:

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How to Cover the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Extremamente emocionada por ser a 1ª brasileira a ganhar o prêmio John B Oakes por Excelência em Jornalismo Ambiental da Universidade de Columbia, EUA. Agradeço à @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.bsky.social por todo apoio. E meu profundo agradecimento aos Guardiões da Floresta pela confiança!

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I'm extremely emotional to be the 1st Brazilian to win the John B Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism @columbiajournalism.bsky.social! Thanks to @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for the support & thanks to the Guardians of the Forest for the trust! @sejorg.bsky.social

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Agência Pública @apublica.org · 15/07/2025

Operação federal na Terra Indígena Arariboia (MA), motivada por investigações do Mongabay sobre pecuária ilegal na região, removeu cerca de 2 mil cabeças e aplicou R$ 1,1 milhão em multas ambientais.

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Arariboia pode ser primeira terra indígena do país a legalizar gado para subsistência

Apesar de indígenas não serem proibidos de criar gado, situação gera temor que fazendeiros usem área para criação ilegal

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists @sejorg.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

That’s a wrap on #20CongressoAbraji! SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

“Emocionalmente, tem vários sentidos para mim. É como eu realizar a morte do Dom, porque ali ele ainda escrevia, ele ainda estava vivo”, diz Alessandra Sampaio, viúva de Dom Phillips, sobre o lançamento do seu livro póstumo. Há 3 anos, ele e Bruno Pereira foram assassinados bit.ly/4dMdqdk

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Livro póstumo de Dom Phillips propõe esforço coletivo para salvar a Amazônia

“Não se pode parar um importante trabalho jornalístico e de qualidade". Essa foi a principal motivação de Alessandra Sampaio, viúva do jornalista Dom Phillips, para unir forças com os amigos do marido...

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Karla Mendes @bykarlamendes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

"Emotionally, it has several meanings for me. Firstly, because it’s like realizing Dom’s death, because he was still writing, he was still alive,” Alessandra Sampaio, widow of Dom Phillips, says about the recent launch of Phillips’ posthumous book. 3 years ago, he and Bruno Pereira were killed.

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