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Indigenous People May Be the Amazon’s Last Hope

Robert T. Walker, Aline Carrara, Cynthia Simmons and Maira Irigaray and Maira Irigaray 03/03/2020

Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step...

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Amazon Emissions Lowest From Indigenous, Protected Lands

Anastasia Moloney 28/01/2020

The region released about 1,290 million tonnes of carbon...

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Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Reaches Worst Level in Over a Decade

The latest Brazilian government figures show that deforestation in...

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Amazon Fires Are Symptomatic of Greater Problem: Rampant Deforestation

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 27/10/2019

Unscrupulous land speculators are growing rich as they mine,...

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Skip Amazon Fires Summit He Convened

Brazil's president did not say whether the meeting of...

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Amazon Fires: Warplanes Begin Dumping Water on Forest

Jake Spring and Ricardo Moraes 26/08/2019

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has been criticised by international...

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G7: Amazon Fires Spark Rift in EU Over Mercosur Trade Deal

French president and G7 summit host Emmanuel Macron's threat...