Smoke rises over cleared forest on the Amazon frontier in Rondonia, Brazil — where deforestation spiked 92 percent in May 2025 and 51 percent of clearing hit recently burned land. Each fire scar becomes a footnote in a longer ledger of loss. [Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

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A glass façade shaped for efficiency shows how design now answers environmental limits — the same shift pulling compostable sneakers and mushroom leather into the mainstream. Circular thinking is leaving the drawing board for store shelves. (Photo: sustainable architecture)

Compostable Sneakers Win Award as 54 Countries Show Regenerative Fashion Is Ready for Markets

In May, a German company won an international design award for creating something that shouldn’t exist: a concrete-free foundation for buildings. GLAPOR UMB1 is made entirely from recycled glass, and it cuts carbon emissions by 95 percent compared to traditional concrete and foam insulation combined. More importantly, when a building gets torn down, the foundation

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