Peru’s Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
BOGOTA, Colombia (news agencies) — Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon who are calling for the government to stop oil ...
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Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressure ...
Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest
SAO PAULO (news agencies) — Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in the Amazon ...
Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — In a visit to see the damage caused by drought and fire in the Amazon, ...
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of ...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according ...
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it’s happening earlier than expected
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season ...
Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically ...
Deforestation in Colombia fell to historic lows in 2023, environment minister says
BOGOTA, Colombia (news agencies) — Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023 versus the previous year, the government said Monday, ...
Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid struggles
The Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor group that won a major victory at an Amazon warehouse two years ago, ...
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