Silicon Valley is turning into an instrument of U.S. coercion, and that’s a danger to each and every country, Misha Glenny and Robert Muggah write. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/03/tru…

Environmental crime in the Amazon is now deeply entangled with global financial crime, with the armed groups behind them corrupting officials and operating at an industrial scale, warn Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabó 🇧🇷. bit.ly/45Q2hq0

#Israel just launched “preemptive” strikes against #Tehran. We are likely to see a series of waves of attacks and counter-strikes from #Iranian as missiles and jets take to the skies. The question is if and when Israel starts targeting #nuclear facilities.

Environmental crimes such as illegal logging and mining, wildlife trafficking, and hazardous waste dumping now generate more annual revenue than human trafficking and the illegal arms trade, note Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabó 🇧🇷. bit.ly/45Q2hq0

#Crime transnacional desafia o #Brasil e expõe impasse entre preservação e geopolítica | Mundo | ⁦CBN Brasil⁩ ⁦⁦Instituto Igarapé⁩ cbn.globo.com/mundo/noticia/…

As geopolitics fragment, #cities are stepping up where nations stall. They drive 75% of emissions—and hold the key to climate action. At #COP30, it’s time to center cities and close the $800B finance gap. Some thoughts with #COP30 envoy in Context News context.news/green-cities/o…

Los #delitos ambientales son mucho más que una forma de vandalismo ecológico. Pueden socavar la #seguridad nacional, la estabilidad #económica y perturbar la acción #climática y la protección de la #biodiversidad. elnacional.com/opinion/el-del…

#Iran targets #US bases in #Qatar and #Iraq. Air raid sirens in #Bahrain, #Kuwait, and #UAE. Fighter jets reportedly scrambled in #Saudi. Iran seems to be reciprocating “proportionately” to #Israeli and US strikes on Sunday. Major gamble, and the situation could easily escalate.

According to #CNN, a senior White House official claims that #Trump “does not want more military engagement in the region … We knew they’d retaliate. They had a similar response after Soleimani … [but] Trump is willing to escalate US military involvement if necessary.”

Markets seem unconvinced by #Iran’s sabre-rattling over shutting down straits of #Hormuz: crude fell below $70 today. Watch this space.

E no último ato da conferência, a head do ⁦TEDCountdown⁩ anunciou os próximos planos do ⁦TED Talks⁩: durante a COP30, em #Belém. Lá, acontecerá a TED Countdown House, que terá como parceiros a agência #Profile e o ⁦Instituto Igarapé⁩. valor.globo.com/brasil/esg/art…

Na maior floresta tropical do mundo, facções como o PCC e FARC exploram novas frentes. Se antes o avanço do tráfico de cocaína era uma preocupação dos países amazônicos, o crime ambiental ganhou força, acompanhando a valorização da coca e do ouro. oglobo.globo.com/mundo/noticia/…

Mudanças climáticas são multiplicador de ameaças e podem agravar conflitos globais, diz especialista - ⁦Estadão 🗞️⁩ estadao.com.br/internacional/…

The American guns turning Haiti’s gangs into an army. Spoke at length to the ⁦Financial Times⁩ about how one of Haiti’s most dangerous addictions is made in the USA. Features some of our ⁦United Nations⁩ expert panel findings from 2024 and 2025. ig.ft.com/haiti-gangs

🚨 GAFILAT set to create a new #Amazon Basin working group to track illicit financial flows from #environmental #crimes. With support from @Igarape_org, the move aims to strengthen cross-border AML efforts & disrupt $300B nature crime economies #AML #ESG oglobo.globo.com/blogs/miriam-l…

As long expected, #Brazil judge Moraes just ordered the house arrest of former president #Bolsonaro. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Brazilian environment minister battles over new law gutting deforestation protections ft.com/content/5b50e0…

There are no rare earth mines in Europe. Projects in Norway and Sweden are advanced, but a decade away. Europe has two rare earth processing facilities, in Estonia and also France (the only one outside China that can process all 17 rare earths). BBC News (UK) bbc.com/news/articles/…

Trump slapped tariffs on 90 countries today: #Brazil, #Canada, #China, #India, #SouthAfrica, and #Switzerland all hit especially hard. Export-dependent economies in SE Asia and chip exporters also impacted by #US moves. Useful overview from The New York Times. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The price of #gold has soared 500% since 2010, breaching $3,300 an ounce in 2025. It’s one of the world’s most coveted assets. But the surge in demand has a hidden cost: a trail of environmental destruction and crime across the #Amazon. Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2025/08/formal…