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Removal of hundreds of illegal cattle in the Amazon sparks protests and divides residents

A large-scale federal operation to remove cattle raised illegally in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has triggered intense protests and exposed deep rifts among residents

The Independent UK

Defenders of the Amazon: inside the 13 June Guardian Weekly

Following in the footsteps of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Plus: Bernie Sanders interviewed

The Guardian - UK

Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut its green rhetoric, revealing mounting political pressure on the federal environmental agency and widening divisions within President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet

The Independent UK

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American tourist dies after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea in Amazon rainforest

The psychoactive substance is illegal to consume in several countries, including the US

The Independent UK

The gripping, emotive tale of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s disappearance: best podcasts of the week

An evocative deep dive into the environmental journalist and Brazilian Indigenous defender going missing in the Amazon. Plus, Richard Ayoade teams up with Warwick Davis, while Amber Rudd has some inside info to share …

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How the work of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira carries on, three years after their killing

In today’s newsletter: A new Guardian podcast, Missing in the Amazon, explores the legacy of our colleagues, the fight to protect the rainforest, and the ongoing search for justice

The Guardian - UK

As UN climate talks loom, Brazil's Amazon forest loses in May an area larger than NYC

Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data

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Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, with significant reductions in Amazon national parks

The Independent UK

The path to conserving protected areas in the Amazon lies in uniting public policy with traditional local knowledge

Despite serving as crucial guardians of biodiversity, traditional communities continue to be systematically excluded from developing and managing protected areas. This often subtle, silent exclusion has fueled persistent, complex socio-environmental conflicts, harming both conservation and the welfare of Indigenous peoples, riverside populations, Afro-Brazilian quilombola communities, and smallholder farmers.

The Conversation

The Guardian launches Missing in the Amazon, a new podcast that uncovers what happened when a journalist and an indigenous defender disappeared

Missing in the Amazon is a new six-part audio investigation into the disappearance of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira - told for the first time by the people closest to them.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey tracing the steps of our murdered colleagues

Three years after the deaths of the British journalist and Brazilian activist, the Guardian joined the Indigenous peoples continuing their dangerous and often gruelling work to protect the rainforest

The Guardian - UK

Amazon itineraries have been revealed for CroisiEurope’s new luxury river cruise ship

CroisiEurope is set to debut river cruises in the Amazon – here’s where the cruise line will sail

The Independent UK

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

The Independent UK

Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world – what the G20 can do about it

Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million hectares in extent, these forests occupy an area the same size as the Amazon rainforest.

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'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dry

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s environmental governance is under threat – and Lula is siding with oil industry

Politicians reviled environmental minister Marina Silva in the senate this week, but new legislation is fuelling the fire

Euronews

Dom Phillips was killed researching a book on the Amazon. Three years later, his friends finished it

Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.

The Independent UK

Scientists reveal what would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out

When trees die from drought, they release carbon, accelerating global warming

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Evening Standard

Best straws with built-in filters for safe sipping wherever you roam

From the ever-brilliant LifeStraw to other portable and potable hydration heroes

The Guardian - US

‘We carry on with the sadness’: new projects honor life and legacy of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Friends and colleagues of Phillips, killed in the Amazon in 2022, completed his book, which coincides with launch of investigative Guardian podcast

The Independent UK

Voices: No more grandstanding: Deforestation pledges will go up in flames if we ignore inequality

THE ECO CHAMBER: With wildfires reaching new and disastrous heights, we need an end to global pledges – and more opportunities for people to make a living by protecting valuable ecosystems, writes Chris Wright

International Business Times

French-Brazilian Photographer Sebastiao Salgado Dies Aged 81: French Academy Of Fine Arts

French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died Friday aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member.

The Guardian - US

Sebastião Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81

Brazilian photographer’s work highlighted injustice and introduced rainforest to the world

The Independent UK

Peru court rules in favor of Kichwa territorial rights in the Amazon

Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected area of the Amazon

The Conversation

The psychology of climate traps and how to avoid them

Each year, the world loses around 5 million hectares of forest, with 95% of this deforestation occurring in tropical regions. South America is a major hotspot, with Brazil in particular facing severe forest loss — much of it driven by cattle ranching, which accounts for more than 70% of all…

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