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Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future

A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. In the first kilometre above the forest canopy, a “flying river” is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes mountains towards Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in…

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‘Just by breathing we are contaminated’: schoolgirls fight to extinguish Ecuador’s gas flares

A group of determined teenagers has taken the government to court for not doing more to protect their community from the noxious byproduct of oil extraction in the northern Amazon

The Guardian - UK

Amazonian Chief At UN To Combat Traditional Knowledge Piracy

The leader of the Brazilian Amazon's Huni Kui people remains hopeful that a planned United Nations treaty will advance the fight against biopiracy: the pillaging of traditional knowledge and genetic resources.

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A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions

Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like.

WEKU

Dale Steyn Enjoys Fishing Adventure With Friends In Brazil

South African cricket legend Dale Steyn unwinds on a fishing trip with friends in the Jungle Amazon, showcasing a different side of the fierce competitor a...

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What exactly is cassava?

"Cassava's humble appearance, however, belies an impressive combination of productivity, toughness and diversity"

Salon

‘It’s so frustrating’: two years on and still no justice for Bruno and Dom murders

Three men await trial in Brazil for the killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, but no date is set and Amazon activists still live in fear of violence

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Colombian School, A Grim Reminder Of Atrocities Of Rubber Fever

A modest wooden school in the middle of the Colombian Amazon preserves the memory of atrocities perpetrated against Indigenous people by rubber industrialists more than a century ago.

International Business Times

Colombian Rebels Holding Amazon Hostage In Peace Talks

Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.

International Business Times

Venice's 60th Biennale Opens On Humanity And The Fragile Planet

Venice's 60th Biennale international art show has opened its doors, exploring humankind's relationship with the fragile planet, from Greenland's icecaps to deforestation in the Amazon.

International Business Times

In Amazon rainforest, Peru's ancient shihuahuaco trees are under threat

The shihuahuaco tree is one of the giants of the Amazon rainforest, reaching heights of up to 60 metres. But it is coveted for its hardwood, one of the most precious and sought-after types of wood in the world. Peru exports it to China, but also to Europe and in…

France 24

Brazil Faces Indigenous Resistance To Amazon Oil Drilling Plans

Indigenous opposition to oil drilling in the Amazon raises concerns about environmental impact and Indigenous rights in Brazil.

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‘We can’t hunt or fish’: the villages in Ecuador’s Amazon surrounded by abandoned explosives

In 2002, high explosives were laid in oil wells across 20 sq km of forest. The firm has gone but the pentolite remains, despite a court ruling, putting lives and the ecosystem at risk

The Guardian - UK

Ancient artists high on hallucinogens carved dancer rock art in Peru, study suggests

The research notes similarities between the carvings in southern Peru and the ayahuasca-induced art of the Amazon's Tucano people.

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Amazonia Bonds Face Challenges In 2024

Investor concerns and proponents' optimism clash over 'Amazonia' bonds' potential to address deforestation and climate change in the Amazon region.

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Discovering Nature's Richness: Top 10 Diverse Ecosystems Worldwide

Discover the world's most fascinating ecosystems, from the Amazon Rainforest to the Arctic Tundra.

France 24

Brazil's Cerrado savanna sacrificed in the name of industrial soya, maize farming

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made saving the Amazon rainforest – now a key condition for a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc – a priority for his government. A year after Lula came to power, his gamble has paid off: deforestation has…

International Business Times

Peru Court Sentences Killers Of Indigenous Land Defenders

A Peruvian court on Thursday imposed near three-decade sentences on five men who were being retried for the murders of four Indigenous Amazon land defenders who had crossed swords with illegal loggers.

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The Guardian - UK

Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip

Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked ban

The Guardian - US

Weeks-long manhunt in Brazil shows dramatic expansion of two main gangs into Amazon

Two fugitives eluded law enforcement for 51 days, indicating a widening network for crime factions CV and PCC

Latin Times

Colombia's Amazon Deforestation Dropped By 25-35% In 2023: Environment Minister

Colombia's deforestation went down by 29% in 2022, as per the most recent data available.

The Guardian - UK

Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill

Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcare

Axios

Climate hypocrisy takes center stage in the Amazon

Guyana's president went viral for lecturing a journalist about the complexities of drilling for oil.

International Business Times

Despite Gains In Brazil, Forest Destruction Still 'Stubbornly' High: Report

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday.

WEKU

Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

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