Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport their catch from remote lakes to major rivers The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024
President Biden To Visit Amazon Rainforest During Latin America Trip President Biden's historic visit to the Amazon rainforest underscores his commitment to environmental conservation and global cooperation in addressing pre... Top News · Nov 8, 2024
Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s nature defenders Leading Colombian conservationists share their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2024
Brazil's Amazon Posts Lowest Deforestation In Nine Years: Govt The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss. International Business Times · Nov 7, 2024
Brazil Sees Significant Drop In Amazon Deforestation Brazil reports significant decrease in Amazon forest loss, lowest in 9 years, amid concerns of potential threats and challenges. Top News · Nov 6, 2024
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick for November is an ‘unforgettable memoir’ The actor has selected ‘We Will Not Be Saved’ by Nemonte Nenquimo for this month’s pick The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024
Colombian Fish Trader Indicted For Amazon Murders Colombian fish trader indicted for planning murders in the Amazon, shedding light on risks faced by environmental advocates. Top News · Nov 4, 2024
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Agreement Faces Major Setback Mato Grosso's new law ending incentives for Soy Moratorium raises concerns and debates on Amazon conservation efforts. Top News · Nov 1, 2024
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests? The world’s first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanour. Yet the story of her species is less happy, and reveals the… The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024
Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn Extreme climate events and rising temperatures are threatening Earth’s inhabitants, ecosystems, and infrastructure with severe consequences The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024 Miscarriages due to climate crisis a ‘blind spot’ in action plans – report The harm to babies and mothers is one of the warnings being sent to Cop29 decision-makers by leading scientists
Latin Times · Oct 27, 2024 COP16: Can Colombia Lead The Global Fight Against Climate Change? The country's efforts to become a leader in the area are being undermined by armed groups operating in the country
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024 Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before
Top News · Oct 24, 2024 Amazon River Drought Threatens Indigenous Communities Learn about the challenges faced by Indigenous communities in Leticia, Colombia, due to the Amazon River's low water levels and the efforts to provide assi...
The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024 As Colombia hosts a UN biodiversity summit, its own Amazonian rainforest is in crisis The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems…
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024 In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024 A Brazilian artist uses ash and mud for a massive Sao Paulo mural lamenting climate disasters Brazilian artist Mundano is presenting a massive street mural in Sao Paulo that uses ash from wildfires and mud from floods to highlight extreme weather events wreaking devastation in the country
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024 Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024 ‘I’ve seen the dark, fat grease stuck to the leaves’: oil and gas encroach on Peru’s uncontacted peoples The government is auctioning off plots of pristine Indigenous reserves for fossil fuel projects, with campaigners warning of a ‘silent genocide’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024 Lula and Petro have the chance of a lifetime to save the Amazon. Can they unite idealism and realpolitik to pull it off? The South American leaders are in the spotlight as they prepare to host this week’s Cop16 biodiversity summit, November’s G20 meeting and next year’s Cop30 climate summit