Brazil’s new General Environmental Licensing Law (No. 15,190/2025) establishes nationwide rules for licensing activities or enterprises that use natural resources, pose pollution risks, or may cause environmental degradation. The law regulates Article 225 of the Constitution and amends key frameworks, including the Environmental Crimes Law (9,605/1998), the National System of Protected Areas (9,985/2000), and the National Environmental Policy (6,938/1981). It was published in

Since November 2024, the international export of timber from the genera Handroanthus/Tabebuia  (known commercially as ipê), Cedrela  (cedar) and Dipteryx  (cumaru) has been subject to new controls under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Their inclusion in Appendix II signals a global shift towards tighter scrutiny of high-value tropical timber — a move that will reverberate across forest-based producers, exporters and

On 22 April 2025, the Brazilian state of Pará enacted Decree No. 4,613/2025, regulating Article 18 of State Law No. 6,745/2005 and formally establishing the Environmental Protection Quota  (CPA) — a new legal mechanism designed to finance state-managed conservation units. The CPA represents a 1-hectare share of a fully protected conservation unit within Pará. According to the decree, the instrument “aims to ensure the creation, implementation, maintenance, restoration and man

During the second week of COP30, held in Belém from 10 to 21 November, the conference entered its most decisive stage, revealing a contrast between concrete progress—particularly within forest-related and socioenvironmental justice agendas—and significant impasses in the global energy transition. In a year in which the Amazon was selected as a strategic stage, expectations centered on transforming international commitments into tangible instruments for preservation and for th

The first week of COP30, held in Belém from 10 to 21 November 2025, reaffirmed the Amazon’s central role in contemporary environmental diplomacy. With 56,118 registered participants, the conference alternated between geopolitical tensions, multibillion-dollar financial announcements and structural debates — yet none resonated as strongly within the national discourse as the launch of the National Urban Afforestation Plan (PlaNAU) , one of the most ambitious public policies Br

The convening of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in November 2025 not only places Brazil at the forefront of...

The construction industry, responsible for approximately 37% of global carbon emissions, finds itself compelled to reinvent its practices...

The Legal Amazon, a region marked by stark contradictions between official data and alarming trends, recorded in April 2025 a 55%...

Sustainability has transcended its former status as a peripheral initiative to become a strategic imperative within the corporate sphere....

The Amazon Rainforest, known for its vast biodiversity and abundant water resources, is facing major environmental challenges that...

Forests act as guardians of the hydrological cycle, playing a crucial role not only in regulating water availability and purification but...