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In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

Brazilian environmental officials have followed a zero-fire strategy for land management in the Cerrado savanna in central and northern Brazil

The Independent UK

Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities

The Independent UK

Indigenous digital colonisation: How the internet is affecting the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

The colonisation of Brazil, which began in the 16th century with the arrival of the Portuguese, caused profound transformations in the lives of Indigenous peoples. This included the spread of disease, loss of territory and violence.

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Why is Part of the Amazon River Black? Wisconsin Spooky Lakes Expert Explains

Why does water turn black? There are incidents of water freezing black in some terrifying stories on TikTok, but they’re not always an unexplained, paranormal phenomenon. Geo Rutherford (@geodesaurus) from Wisconsin, an expert on spooky lakes, explains. Madison Orlando, another TikTok user, posted a video of herself and her friends…

The Mary Sue

What Your Monstera Needs in June For a Summer of Vigorous Growth and Iconic Split Leaves

Do these three tasks now to set your monstera up for a productive summer

Homes & Gardens

Ghost town ‘Fordlandia’ that was created by Henry Ford 100 years ago deep in the rainforest must be restored, court rules

It was meant to mimic an idyllic American suburb before it was dramatically abandoned

The Independent UK

Brazilian court orders restoration of Fordlandia, Henry Ford's Amazon ghost town

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia

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Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52 guerrillas on eve of election

Fighting between rival armed groups killed at least 52 guerrilla fighters in the Colombian Amazon, one of the groups said Thursday. The clashes come just days ahead of crucial presidential elections that centre in part around rival strategies towards dealing with the country's decades-old insurgencies.

France 24

Oil prices on the rise again as US-Iran fighting escalates

Benchmark prices for crude oil rose on Thursday as Iran said it targeted a US airbase in response to American air strikes. Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which had slightly ticked up in previous days, dwindled down to almost nothing again. Also in this edition: Australia takes legal…

France 24

Strong El Niño may stretch to 2028 as UN warns climate change to smash heat records in next 5 years

Climate scientists have warned that a "whole range of extreme weather events" are brewing, as a strong El Niño coincides with global warming.

Euronews

Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

Newslaundry

Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UN

New United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The hottest year on record is expected to be broken. The Arctic will overheat, and the Amazon faces dangerous drought and wildfires. These events will bring more extreme weather, impacting…

The Economic Times

Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures

The Independent UK

Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon and unveils environmental protection plan

Brazil’s government has announced a $75 million investment in the BR-319 highway, a move environmentalists fear could speed up Amazon deforestation

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon slows to lowest level in six years

Brazil cut deforestation in the Amazon to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, with tougher environmental enforcement helping reduce forest loss even as five trees continued to be felled every second in the world’s largest rainforest.

The Times of India

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls to six-year low, yet destruction persists

Brazil lost 985,000 (2.4 million acres) hectares of native vegetation last year: a 20.6 percent drop from 2024 and the lowest figure since the MapBiomas monitoring network began tracking deforestation in 2019, according to a MapBiomas report published Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published on Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

France 24

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon falls to lowest level since 2019

A report published Wednesday said that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, in what will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who is seeking a fourth term in October, has made the fight against…

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The Independent UK

Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investment

The Brazilian government has committed $617.5 million to boost ecological investment in the Amazon

The Conversation

Asexual lizards, virgin births and clones – the all-female species of the animal kingdom

It may sound too bizarre to be true but the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a fish that inhabits rivers, lakes and swamps in Mexico and Texas, exists over much of its range in populations that are 100% female. In 1932, the Amazon molly became the first known vertebrate to reproduce…

The Guardian - UK

Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says

Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds

The Independent UK

Brazilian court to rule on whether Belo Sun’s Amazon gold mine stays suspended

A Brazilian court is set to rule on the controversial Volta Grande gold mine project in the Amazon, operated by Canadian company Belo Sun

The Times of India

10 countries with highest anaconda population in the world: From Brazil to French Guiana

Anacondas rarely appear far from water. Their range follows flooded plains, swamp forests, slow rivers, and heavy tropical wetlands spread across northern and central South America. The snakes are difficult to track properly because they spend long periods hidden beneath muddy water or thick vegetation, so population estimates shift from…

The Conversation

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

Gold prices are at an all-time high, and we are very worried. As disease ecologists, it’s not the economic instability that concerns us, but the fact that a surge in gold mining could have a devastating impact on human health.

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