Tropical dry forests are the most threatened forest type in the world¹. They are distributed across Latin America and the Caribbean; less than 10% of them have remained. A section of these forests is called Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest (SDTFs), alluding to the fact that its canopy exhibits a lush, green appearance in the rainy …
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On Monday 15th of May 2023, Skoog held its first of a series of seminars, a breakfast seminar, at the charming and authentic venue of Initiatives of Change in Oslo. It was a beautiful and sunny day and we served croissant, coffee, and instead of pancakes, some “panacea”! Panacea (Greek) is “the remedy for all …
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The shift to a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy represents a business opportunity worth $7.7T, besides a massive potential to conserve natural ecosystems and shift to more healthy diets. This anecdotal story explains how this all comes together. The Cerrado The Cerrado savanna, which lies mainly in Brazil, has never received the same attention as its …
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Balancing the impact of existing livestock production can be a win-win for cattle farmers and the environment Drivers of Tropical Deforestation Several studies¹ examined the relationship between tropical deforestation and agriculture, i.e. clearing forests to grow crops, raise livestock and produce products such as paper. Over the years examined by these studies were made, anything …
“Integrate to retain” This slogan summarizes Brazil’s efforts to integrate, populate and develop the Amazon in the 1960s and early 1970s, asserting territorial sovereignty over its portion of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. These efforts included both industrialization (with the introduction of the Manaus Free Trade Zone) and the attempt to expand agricultural frontiers with …
Our founders met through the Antler programme in Oslo, a startup builder they joined with different backgrounds but an aligned purpose. Augusto was born in Brazil, the son of two agriculture engineers and from a family of cattle farmers on his father’s side. He studied Industrial Engineering and spent fifteen years working for a management …
