Despite a rapidly changing environment and other threats, these Indigenous women are still fighting for their communities.
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Brazil nut hauling effort gets easier with zip lines and ‘Amazon Waze’
Lugging 50-kilo bags through the rainforest’s rough terrain is a vital piece of the nut trade, but could soon change.
The Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB FC), an alliance of NGOs, funders and financial institutions, ...
AUTAZES, Brazil—In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, workers are preparing to dig a vertical shaft as wide as a subway tunnel half a mile down into the ground. It isn’t gold or oil hidden here in a ...
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Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule
By Shanna Hanbury Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, ...
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'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil
Munduruku people in Brazil are battling miscarriages and loss of sight and sound, a community leader tells Sky News.
Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of ...
As we broadcast from the United Nations climate summit in Belém, we look at Brazil’s contradictory climate policies. The Lula government has reduced deforestation in the Amazon while also approving ...
Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it’s a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story. By Ana Ionova ...
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