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#ecocide

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MárciaW

Coral bleaching seen 60m deep off Northeast coast
The phenomenon was observed for the first time in the South Atlantic -
“We thought this species only occurred in the shallows. And we found an impressive fire coral reef on the east ridge, 50 to 43 meters deep. This could be Brazil’s largest coral reef,” said UFPE researcher Mauro Maida. “We had never seen it before, and when we did, it was bleaching.”

agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/ge

Agência Brasil · Coral bleaching seen 60m deep off Northeast coastThis is the first time the phenomenon—which is caused by rising ocean temperatures and can lead to the death of these animals—has been recorded at such depths in the South Atlantic.
#Ecocide#GlobalWarming#ClimateCrisis
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MárciaW

@pindorama
"Not even the most protected places are free from the impacts of the extensive use of agrichemicals in Brazil, which is the largest consumer of chemical inputs for agricultural use in the world. A study involving researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) identified the presence of pesticides in sediment samples from six lakes and untouched mountain wetlands in two Brazilian national parks"
#Ecocide #ChemicalPollution #EnvironmentalDisaster

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OccuWorld

Oil companies create ‘smokescreen’ to enable exploration off Brazil’s Amazon coast

infoamazonia.org/en/2025/04/03

Oil companies are covertly positioning to extract oil from the entire mouth of the Amazon River, an investigation shows. Drilling in this ecologically sensitive region could impact traditional communities, and nature reserves.

#BigOil#Amazon#Ecocide
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The Bee Guy

Early!
A bit like #ecocide though there should never be a time for that.
Stop spraying chemical #poisons on #nature and #bees.
No excuses.
Just stop.
They are designed to kill and that is what they do.
So stop.
Stop.
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Stop!

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 89

In 1945, the American Chemical Paint Company released the first US ‘residential herbicide’ 2,4-D which had been developed during WW2 as a chemical weapon to wipe out potatoes in Germany and rice in Japan.

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