Brazil – PROSPECT

Rainforest in Ruin: Bolsonaro and the Amazon

Photo by Felipe Wernicke By Isana RajaStaff Writer The Amazon rainforest, home to over 3 million plant and animal species and over 120 Indigenous groups, has been and continues to be under threat. Deforestation by means of illegal logging, mining, and land clearance fires have surged at a rate of 55% since 2019. Not only…

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June 11, 2021

ENVIRONMENT, FEATURED, Global South, HEALTH, LATIN AMERICA, OPINION, POLITICS

Amazon, Bolsonaro, Brazil, Climate Change, CO2 emmisions, ENVIRONMENT, Featured, Rainforest

UCSD Event: Is Populism Reshaping Social Protection in Latin America?

Staff writer and Managing Editor Rebeca Camacho covers UCSD event on the rise of right-wing populism in Latin America and the future implications for government spending on poverty alleviation programs.

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March 2, 2020

ACADEMIC, ECONOMICS, EVENTS, FEATURED, FINANCE, HEALTH, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICS, PUBLIC HEALTH

Bolsonaro, Brazil, Economics, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, UCSD event

UBI: The Global Antipoverty Experiment

The back and forth of the best way to resolve wealth inequality may appear endless to most. Can a solution as simple as putting cash directly into the hands of the poor really have a profound effect on putting an end to poverty?

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January 16, 2020

ACADEMIC, AFRICA, BLOG, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, FINANCE, POLICY PROPOSAL, POLITICS, technology

Academic, Africa, BLOG, Brazil, developing world, Economic development, Economics, India, POLITICS, Poverty