Climate Justice – RioOnWatch

World Environment Day Rally in Rio de Janeiro Demands a ‘Sustainable Future With Thriving Forests, Clean Air, Water and Land for All and More Humane Urban Mobility’

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • June 8, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]

Visiting Rio Before July 30th? Don’t Miss ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition at the Favela Museum Overlooking Ipanema: ‘We Learned to Survive So We Can Tell Others How’

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • June 1, 2026

Clique aqui para Português The ‘Favela Climate Memory’ exhibition returned to the Favela Museum (MUF) during Brazil’s 24th Annual National Museum Week, now presented in its complete form. Organized by eleven museums and memory project […]

Critical Urban Park in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone Is at Risk of Disappearing After Decades of Government Neglect

By Fernanda Delatorre • Translation by Sia Kulkarni • May 31, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]

John Mussington speaks at an exchange between Rio leaders and global CLT and land practitioners in Raízes do Brasil. Photo: Barbara Dias

‘We Belong to the Land’: An Interview With John Mussington on the Urgency of Learning from Barbuda’s Communal Land System [VIDEO]

By Marj Osagie • May 27, 2026

Clique aqui para Português In April 2026, Barbudan environmentalist, community leader and activist John Mussington visited Rio de Janeiro for the 2026 Global Community Land Trust Peer Exchange organized by Brazil’s Favela Community Land […]

The Who and Why of Sustainability: Without Retraining, Waste Pickers Have Been on Losing End of Greenwashing 14 Years After Closing of ‘Waste Land’ Dump

By Joelma Araújo • Translation by Staff • April 28, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]