Maurício Brum

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Maurício Brum is a journalist based in Brazil with experience covering science, politics and environment for national media. An editor at Giro Latino, a newsletter focused on Latin America, he also developed a video series for The Intercept Brasil commenting on current events. Maurício has an MA and PhD in History (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul).

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Least-studied areas of Brazilian Amazon at high risk from climate change

Maurício Brum, Lucas Berti 6 Dec 2023

Still time to save Brazil’s Cerrado, study shows, but it’s running out fast

Maurício Brum 2 May 2023

Ancient fires may be helping the Amazon survive droughts – modern ones, not so much

Maurício Brum 27 Mar 2023

Mapping of no-drill areas in Ecuador’s Amazon can be scaled for entire rainforest: Study

Maurício Brum, Sílvia Lisboa 13 Feb 2023

Zero-deforestation commitments can push agriculture to other rich biomes, study warns

Maurício Brum, Sílvia Lisboa 27 Dec 2022

There are signs of a new frontier of deforestation emerging in Autazes, as invaders descend on this slice of the Amazon. Indigenous leaders say the area is now plagued by illegal logging and land-grabbing. Much of it is related to speculation as a massive potash mining project awaits approval. Image by Ana Ionova for Mongabay

In Brazilian Amazon, mining harm comes from beyond just the mines, study shows

Maurício Brum 24 Nov 2022

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