Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has successfully reintroduced the Great Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) into the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia. This initiative, part of a broader conservation effort, aims to restore the population of this iconic Read More …
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) is addressing climate change through its latest initiative in Carbon Capture and Storage in Brazil. As part of Brazil’s broader environmental strategy, this initiative is poised to play a crucial Read More …
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) has dismantled a clandestine airstrip used for illegal mining in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory. This decisive action, which took place in May 2024, underscores the ongoing efforts to combat environmental Read More …
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) is actively engaged in the 4th round of international negotiations aimed at addressing plastic pollution, including its impact on marine ecosystems. This crucial event, known as INC-4, is organized by the United Nations and focuses on developing Read More …
The Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) conducted the first meeting of 2024 to discuss the Nuclear Emergency Response Planning in the city of Angra dos Reis. This meeting, held from February 27 to March 1, brought Read More …
Ibama’s decision to restrict the use of certain pesticides is part of its ongoing reassessment process. This process, now called re-analysis under the new Pesticide Law (No. 14.785/2023), involves a thorough review of the active ingredients or components found in Read More …
In Brazil, the battle against vehicular pollution took a significant leap in 1986 with the initiation of the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Program (Proconve) by the National Environment Council (Conama). Managed by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Read More …
The Directorate of Environmental Licensing (Dilic) of the Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) recently hosted a seminar titled “Environmental Gains through Licensing”. The event aimed to shed light on the positive outcomes achieved through environmental conditions Read More …
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) has announced new measures to limit the use of pesticides containing thiamethoxam, a substance that affects the nervous system of bees and other pollinators. The decision, published on February 23, Read More …
Ibama published Normative Instruction (IN) No. 7 in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government. The text establishes “the procedures for the conclusion of commitment term to comply with the uncontroversial part of environmental compensation, due under the environmental licensing Read More …