Monica Piccinini
@monicapiccinini.bsky.social
Freelance journalist focused on environmental, health, and human rights issues. yourvoiz.org
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Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org
Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression.
“Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment is a cold-blooded attack of freedom of expression that epitomizes the systematic dismantling of rights that once defined Hong Kong.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment is a cold-blooded attack of freedom of expression that epitomizes the systematic dismantling of rights that once defined Hong Kong.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression
Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ‘national security’ offences, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “This sen...
www.amnesty.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression.
“Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment is a cold-blooded attack of freedom of expression that epitomizes the systematic dismantling of rights that once defined Hong Kong.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment is a cold-blooded attack of freedom of expression that epitomizes the systematic dismantling of rights that once defined Hong Kong.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The Epstein case revealed horrific abuse of girls & women. One woman is imprisoned. Many powerful wealthy men allegedly linked to the crimes remain untouched! Do you call this justice?
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The Epstein case revealed horrific abuse of girls & women. One woman is imprisoned. Many powerful wealthy men allegedly linked to the crimes remain untouched! Do you call this justice?
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
You'll never find any MSM coverage of this because we're not supposed to talk about it. 🤔
The allegations are well founded.
Unfortunately we live in a time of monsters. 😢🖤
The allegations are well founded.
Unfortunately we live in a time of monsters. 😢🖤
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You'll never find any MSM coverage of this because we're not supposed to talk about it. 🤔
The allegations are well founded.
Unfortunately we live in a time of monsters. 😢🖤
The allegations are well founded.
Unfortunately we live in a time of monsters. 😢🖤
Why is there so little discussion about alleged links between Epstein & Mossad?
February 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Why is there so little discussion about alleged links between Epstein & Mossad?
For every dollar invested in protecting nature, US$30 are spent destroying it.
In 2023, US$7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities—from fossil fuel subsidies to investments in high-impact sectors like utilities and energy.
www.unep.org/resources/st...
In 2023, US$7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities—from fossil fuel subsidies to investments in high-impact sectors like utilities and energy.
www.unep.org/resources/st...
State of Finance for Nature 2026
UNEP's State of Finance for Nature 2026: Nature in the Red: Powering the Trillion Dollar Nature Transition Economy tracks global finance flows to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and reveals that we are f...
www.unep.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
For every dollar invested in protecting nature, US$30 are spent destroying it.
In 2023, US$7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities—from fossil fuel subsidies to investments in high-impact sectors like utilities and energy.
www.unep.org/resources/st...
In 2023, US$7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities—from fossil fuel subsidies to investments in high-impact sectors like utilities and energy.
www.unep.org/resources/st...
Brazil’s elite shocked by a massive banking fraud scandal. Arrested businessman Daniel Vorcaro allegedly bragged about having powerful friends.
Corruption in Brazil? Who could have guessed! This comes right after the pension fund fraud (INSS)!
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Corruption in Brazil? Who could have guessed! This comes right after the pension fund fraud (INSS)!
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
The banking fraud scandal rattling Brazil's elite
When Brazilian businessman Daniel Vorcaro was arrested last year over what may be the country's biggest ever banking fraud scandal, he boasted to police that he had friends in high places.
www.france24.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Brazil’s elite shocked by a massive banking fraud scandal. Arrested businessman Daniel Vorcaro allegedly bragged about having powerful friends.
Corruption in Brazil? Who could have guessed! This comes right after the pension fund fraud (INSS)!
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Corruption in Brazil? Who could have guessed! This comes right after the pension fund fraud (INSS)!
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Brazil’s “devastation bill” comes into effect today! In simple terms, this bill makes it much easier & faster to approve big infrastructure projects, such as dams, roads (including the infamous BR-319 highway), oil & gas, mining, name it! Simply criminal!
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Brazil’s “devastation bill” comes into effect today! In simple terms, this bill makes it much easier & faster to approve big infrastructure projects, such as dams, roads (including the infamous BR-319 highway), oil & gas, mining, name it! Simply criminal!
A beautiful message: All you need is love.
“Nature does not belong to us, we belong to nature. Nature is not a commodity, nature is a community.”
theecologist.org/2026/feb/05/...
“Nature does not belong to us, we belong to nature. Nature is not a commodity, nature is a community.”
theecologist.org/2026/feb/05/...
All you need is love
We need to establish a dominion of love on this precious planet Earth: A love manifesto.
theecologist.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A beautiful message: All you need is love.
“Nature does not belong to us, we belong to nature. Nature is not a commodity, nature is a community.”
theecologist.org/2026/feb/05/...
“Nature does not belong to us, we belong to nature. Nature is not a commodity, nature is a community.”
theecologist.org/2026/feb/05/...
Brazil: There’s been a push to open major rivers to private operators. President Lula issued Decree 12.600, which allows the privatisation of waterways, including major stretches of the Tapajós and Tocantins rivers in the state of Pará & the Madeira River in Amazonas. 🧵
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Indigenous Brazilians protest Amazon river dredging for grain exports
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian…
www.france24.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Brazil: There’s been a push to open major rivers to private operators. President Lula issued Decree 12.600, which allows the privatisation of waterways, including major stretches of the Tapajós and Tocantins rivers in the state of Pará & the Madeira River in Amazonas. 🧵
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Indigenous Brazilians protest Amazon river dredging for grain exports
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian…
www.france24.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Cancer Advances in Brazil and Is Expected to Reach 781,000 Annual Cases Between 2026 and 2028.
This may be linked to chemicals in food! Brazil leads in pesticide use and ultra-processed foods are replacing meals like rice and beans with burgers.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
This may be linked to chemicals in food! Brazil leads in pesticide use and ultra-processed foods are replacing meals like rice and beans with burgers.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
www1.folha.uol.com.br
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Cancer Advances in Brazil and Is Expected to Reach 781,000 Annual Cases Between 2026 and 2028.
This may be linked to chemicals in food! Brazil leads in pesticide use and ultra-processed foods are replacing meals like rice and beans with burgers.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
This may be linked to chemicals in food! Brazil leads in pesticide use and ultra-processed foods are replacing meals like rice and beans with burgers.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
Brazil audit finds 60% soy in biodiesel has irregularities in RenovaBio certification.
www.spglobal.com/energy/en/ne...
www.spglobal.com/energy/en/ne...
February 5, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Brazil audit finds 60% soy in biodiesel has irregularities in RenovaBio certification.
www.spglobal.com/energy/en/ne...
www.spglobal.com/energy/en/ne...
Meeting Trump’s Challenge to Human Rights.
Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Meeting Trump’s Challenge to Human Rights
Rights-respecting democracies should form a strategic alliance to preserve the rules-based international order, which is under threat from the Trump administration and the leaders of China and Russia.
www.hrw.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Meeting Trump’s Challenge to Human Rights.
Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
🚨 The numbers of threatened fauna and flora in the Cerrado are alarming, but they are still underestimated.
How many species are we losing without ever knowing they existed?
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
How many species are we losing without ever knowing they existed?
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
🚨 The numbers of threatened fauna and flora in the Cerrado are alarming, but they are still underestimated.
How many species are we losing without ever knowing they existed?
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
How many species are we losing without ever knowing they existed?
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
The Brazilian development bank has selected private funds for a multi-billion-dollar climate programme. But too often these initiatives prioritise profits over real environmental protection, a pattern we keep seeing in “green” finance.
www.newprivatemarkets.com/brazilian-de...
www.newprivatemarkets.com/brazilian-de...
Brazilian development bank picks funds for climate programme
The seven equity and credit funds selected by BNDES are expected to mobilise more than $3bn in private investments for energy transition and reforestation.
www.newprivatemarkets.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The Brazilian development bank has selected private funds for a multi-billion-dollar climate programme. But too often these initiatives prioritise profits over real environmental protection, a pattern we keep seeing in “green” finance.
www.newprivatemarkets.com/brazilian-de...
www.newprivatemarkets.com/brazilian-de...
Brazil: The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) reaffirms anti-imperialist struggle and calls on the Brazilian pueblo for Popular Agrarian Reform.
viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/b...
viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/b...
Brazil: MST reaffirms anti-imperialist struggle and calls on the Brazilian pueblo for Popular Agrarian Reform | ICARRD+20 Series
In its Letter to the Brazilian People, the Movement reaffirms its commitment to confronting capital, imperialism, racism, patriarchy, and all forms of oppression.
viacampesina.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Brazil: The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) reaffirms anti-imperialist struggle and calls on the Brazilian pueblo for Popular Agrarian Reform.
viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/b...
viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/b...
The movie “Anniversary” shows how the loss of freedom doesn’t always arrive with chaos, but with small compromises people make out of fear, how extreme ideas can become normal & how silence can replace resistance! Sounds familiar?
February 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The movie “Anniversary” shows how the loss of freedom doesn’t always arrive with chaos, but with small compromises people make out of fear, how extreme ideas can become normal & how silence can replace resistance! Sounds familiar?
Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britain’s water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/...
The Epstein files reveal what many already knew: the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as designed, protecting wealth, & power, while ordinary people are fed silence and lies! This is only the tip of a gigantic iceberg!
January 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The Epstein files reveal what many already knew: the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as designed, protecting wealth, & power, while ordinary people are fed silence and lies! This is only the tip of a gigantic iceberg!
The climate crisis won’t follow politics, it’ll reshape it! The impacts are coming regardless of party lines or talking points. Perhaps it’s time we shift our focus to that reality, right?
January 31, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The climate crisis won’t follow politics, it’ll reshape it! The impacts are coming regardless of party lines or talking points. Perhaps it’s time we shift our focus to that reality, right?
Israel continues to strike Gaza! What a crazy unfair world we live in!
January 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Israel continues to strike Gaza! What a crazy unfair world we live in!
From Brazil to Britain: the hidden cost of soy and beef.
The destruction of the Cerrado reaches the UK through the food we eat, turning a regional crisis into a shared responsibility with global consequences.
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The destruction of the Cerrado reaches the UK through the food we eat, turning a regional crisis into a shared responsibility with global consequences.
open.substack.com/pub/yourvoiz...
From Brazil to Britain: the hidden cost of soy and beef
Often overlooked in global conservation debates, Brazil’s Cerrado is being rapidly transformed by industrial agriculture, with UK trade playing a direct role in the loss of water systems, biodiversity...
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
From Brazil to Britain: the hidden cost of soy and beef.
The destruction of the Cerrado reaches the UK through the food we eat, turning a regional crisis into a shared responsibility with global consequences.
open.substack.com/pub/yourvoiz...
The destruction of the Cerrado reaches the UK through the food we eat, turning a regional crisis into a shared responsibility with global consequences.
open.substack.com/pub/yourvoiz...
Mais de 55% da vegetação nativa do Cerrado, um dos Ecodomínios mais ricos e ameaçados do mundo, já foi perdida.
theconversation.com/mais-de-55-d...
theconversation.com/mais-de-55-d...
Mais de 55% da vegetação nativa do Cerrado, um dos Ecodomínios mais ricos e ameaçados do mundo, já foi perdida
O Cerrado cobre 24% do território nacional e sustenta grande parte das principais bacias hidrográficas do país, mas historicamente tem sido deixado de lado nas discussões sobre conservação
theconversation.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Mais de 55% da vegetação nativa do Cerrado, um dos Ecodomínios mais ricos e ameaçados do mundo, já foi perdida.
theconversation.com/mais-de-55-d...
theconversation.com/mais-de-55-d...
Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil’s reliance on hydropower.
apnews.com/article/braz...
apnews.com/article/braz...
Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil's reliance on hydropower
Brazilian courts have found that the Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Amazon failed to meet environmental and social requirements.
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil’s reliance on hydropower.
apnews.com/article/braz...
apnews.com/article/braz...
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
By me for @theecologist.org:
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org/2026/jan/06/...
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org/2026/jan/06/...
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
By me for @theecologist.org:
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org/2026/jan/06/...
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org/2026/jan/06/...