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Elisângela Mendonça (Lili)

@lilimendonca

Senior Investigative Journalist @Global_Witness & @Rainforest_RIN fellow. Formerly: @TBIJ, @DowJones, @globeandmail & others. Views = my own.

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A new @MapBiomas report reveals deforestation in Brazil's soared in 2023, surpassing the for the first time.

france24.com/en/live-news/2…

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Most deforestation in Brazil is driven by agricultural expansion - and, according to MapBiomas, over 90% of the destruction shows signs of illegality.

Read more about the meat packers driving deforestation in these critical biomes here: gwitness.org/3T3LPfa

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Want to hold corporations to account for their role in the climate crisis?

We're looking for a Data Investigator to support our campaigns with innovative and engaging data analysis and storytelling.

Learn more and apply ⬇️
gwitness.org/3V3pHCH

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Long before TikTok dances, there was Passinho. This Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas has just been declared state cultural heritage. Check it out!

🗒️Julia Dias Carneiro + Diarlei Rodrigues
📷Silvia Izquierdo
apnews.com/article/brazil…

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Our thoughts are with our Brazilian partners and colleagues, and everyone affected by the catastrophic floods in the south of the country.

This disaster is a visceral reminder that the climate crisis is being felt by people right now and why we need to keep fighting for climate

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Webinar ▶️ Exposing the Money Behind Environmental Destruction

Join Josephine Moulds, Jelter Meers, Ngeunga Madeleine, and Helen Bellfield to learn how to uncover the financiers of environmental degradation.

🗓️ May 21
⏰ 4:00 pm GMT
Register 👉 bit.ly/3ysRVh6

Webinar ▶️ Exposing the Money Behind Environmental Destruction Join @jomoulds, @JelterMeers, @NgeungaM, and @HBellfield to learn how to uncover the financiers of environmental degradation. 🗓️ May 21 ⏰ 4:00 pm GMT Register 👉 bit.ly/3ysRVh6
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Nuevo informe sobre deforestación por minería de oro en el sur de la Amazonía peruana

>30.000 hectáreas en los últimos 3 años

26% es minería ilegal, en Comunidades Nativas y zonas de amortiguamiento de áreas protegidas

Conservación Amazónica - ACCA,Conservación y Desarrollo Sostenible - Perú,USAID/Peru

maaproject.org/2024/mineria-p…

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What does Peru's 'anti-forest law' mean for the environment?

'It's an incentive for more deforestation because the message that government is sending 'You can come deforest without respecting the laws & eventually get amnesty' Environmental Investigation Agency U.S.

Dan Collyns

context.news/nature/what-do…

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Disease and hunger on the rise in Latin America after record heat, floods and drought, according to new report of 2023 climate impacts by the World Meteorological Organisation.

Story by me. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

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Elisângela Mendonça (Lili)(@lilimendonca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s refreshing to be reminded of the impact of some of my stories last year at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. As reporters, we are always chasing the next lead or story and we often forget how journalism plays a central role in democratic societies. This is why we should keep going. 🙂

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A CLIMATE WIN🎉

Following our investigation into The Epoch Times London last week, Meta has banned them from advertising on Facebook and Instagram for repeatedly violating their policies

This is a vital reminder that we CAN hold companies accountable⬇️
gwitness.org/3UIay9K

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Environmental Investigation Agency U.S.(@EIAEnvironment) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A controversial new law in Peru is 'an incentive for more deforestation,' says Julia Urrunaga, our Director of Peru Programs. 'The message that the government is sending is: 'You can come, you can deforest without respecting the laws and eventually you will get an amnesty.''

A controversial new law in Peru is 'an incentive for more deforestation,' says @jurrunaga, our Director of Peru Programs. 'The message that the government is sending is: 'You can come, you can deforest without respecting the laws and eventually you will get an amnesty.''
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Daisy Dunne(@daisydunnesci) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Carbon Brief's three-week summer internship is back for another year🚨

Paid at London Living Wage + Travel

Come and work with me - and the whole Carbon Brief team!

Please share with budding climate journalists. My DMs are open to answer any questions

carbonbrief.org/vacancy-three-…

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Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend. apne.ws/kJQpGc8

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Repórter Brasil(@reporterb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎊🏆Pela quinta vez em mais de 30 anos, um brasileiro se sagrou vencedor do Prêmio Goldman de Meio Ambiente, conhecido como o “Nobel do ambientalismo”. Desta vez, quem recebeu o prêmio foi o jornalista Marcel Gomes, secretário-executivo da Repórter Brasil bit.ly/PremioAmbienta…

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Rafael Soares(@rafapsoares) 's Twitter Profile Photo

O Tom Phillips escreveu sobre jornalistas que cobrem segurança pública no Rio pro The Guardian e contou um pouco do processo de apuração do Milicianos, livro-reportagem que lancei ano passado.

👉 theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

O @tomphillipsin escreveu sobre jornalistas que cobrem segurança pública no Rio pro @guardian e contou um pouco do processo de apuração do Milicianos, livro-reportagem que lancei ano passado. 👉 theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…
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Leandro Machado(@machadoleandro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fomos à Chapada Diamantina para contar a história de duas comunidades quilombolas que estão desafiando (inclusive na Justiça do Reino Unido) uma mineradora inglesa chamada Brazil Iron, acusada de causar danos ambientais e à saúde da população.
bbc.com/portuguese/art…

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Naira Hofmeister(@nhofmeister) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Um time com Fernanda Wenzel Alexandre de Santi e Fernando Martinho é um time dos sonhos! Me uni a eles e fizemos um trabalho que nos deixou orgulhosos! Pode ser lido em português e em inglês.

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