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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

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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.

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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…

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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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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 - UK

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

The Guardian - US

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.

Latin Times

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

The Guardian - UK

Climate hypocrisy takes center stage in the Amazon

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

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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.

International Business Times

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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Venezuela Faces Record Wildfires Amid Amazon Drought

Venezuela faces unprecedented wildfires due to drought and climate change, highlighting the urgent need for global climate action.

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Deep’s Exopack by Sabine Marcelis helps scientists study insects without harming them

Exopack is a biodiversity project developed with designer Sabine Marcelis, supporting the research of undiscovered and critically endangered insects in the Amazon

The Guardian - US

Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit

Photos of French president’s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observers

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Exploring Nature's Top 10 Enchanting Forests

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Macron And Lula's 'Bromance' Sets Social Media Fans Alight

Wedding photos or a diplomatic visit? "They are going to marry in the Amazon and have their honeymoon in Paris," joked one user on X, while others said pictures from the trip could make up a wedding album.

International Business Times

Macron, Lula Hail Defense Ties At Submarine Launch

President Emmanuel Macron and counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday celebrated the launch of Brazil's third French-designed submarine, which will help secure the country's immense coastline, dubbed the "Blue Amazon."

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France's Macron visits Brazil to launch €1bn Amazon protection plan

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has criticized Brazil for not doing enough to protect the Amazon, is in the South American country for a three-day visit. Alongside President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, he'll launch a billion-euro green investment plan for the rainforest.

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Brazil And France To Invest Brazil And France To Invest Top News.1 Billion In Amazon.1 Billion In Amazon

Brazil and France announce a 1 billion euro investment plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, focusing on collaboration, environmental conservation, and tr...

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France's Macron Heads To Amazon On Three-day Brazil Trip

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday kicks off a visit to Brazil in the Amazon city of Belem, the host of 2025 UN climate talks, where he and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek to reset frayed ties.

The Guardian - UK

‘Truth behind the myths’: Amazon warrior women of Greek legend may really have existed

Excavations of bronze age graves have found battle-scarred female archers, says the historian Bettany Hughes

The Guardian - UK

Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon

Fossil of giant river dolphin found in Peru, whose closest living relation is in South Asia, gives clues to future extinction threats

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