Brazil’s Amazon is Now a Carbon Source, Unprecedented Study Reveals
The Amazon has long done its part to balance the global carbon budget, but a new study has revealed it is now emitting more carbon than it captures.
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Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Lands Essential to Curb Biodiversity Loss
A “first-of-its-kind” study from the University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society has found that protecting Indigenous Peoples’ land... Read Article
For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal.
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April.... Read Article
Indigenous Race Into Ecuador’s Amazon to Escape Coronavirus
This story originally appeared in aljazeera.com and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration... Read Article
Albery Albuquerque Gives a Voice to the Amazon
If you thought singing animals were reserved for animated Disney movies, think again. Albery Albuquerque and his son Thiago study... Read Article
Gunmen in Brazil brandish tribal hit list of indigenous leaders
Gunmen in Brazil are brazenly intimidating indigenous communities with a hit list of prominent leaders, following the high profile murder... Read Article
The Crying Forest – Documentary on Amazon Activist Ze Claudio
The Crying Forest is a documentary about Ze Claudio Ribeiro da Silva, an Amazon rainforest activist, and his wife, who... Read Article
Chevron’s Legal Strategy Derailed, Ecuadoreans Score Major Victory in Amazon Pollution Case
In New York on Monday, a US court dealt Chevron a severe blow after lifting a ban on an $18bn... Read Article
Two major corporations pull out of controversial Amazon projects
Two weeks ago Santander Bank pulled out of the controversial Santo Antonio dam project, citing environmental and social concerns. Now,... Read Article
Horrific Treatment of Amazon Indians Exposed 100 Years Ago
30,000 Amazon Indians were enslaved, tortured, raped and starved in just 12 years during the rubber boom, according to a... Read Article
Indigenous Leaders in London to Call for Help Against Threatened Amazon Destruction by Mega-Dams
Three Amazon indigenous leaders have travelled to London to rally public, press and government support of their communities’ fight against... Read Article