Biden expected to visit Amazon rainforest in November, sources say
BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Amazon rainforest and meet Brazilian President Luiz ...
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Terre Haute photographer documents Indigenous people of North, South America
Torroledo, a Terre Haute photographer, has ventured by plane, bus, motorbike, taxi, canoe and mules into some of the most ...
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Extreme drought wrecks rivers and daily life in Amazon’s most burnt Indigenous land
Almost 20% of the Kayapó Indigenous Territory has burned in this year’s Amazon drought, the worst ever recorded in Brazil.
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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 ...
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Historic wildfires blanket 80% of Brazil in thick smoke: 'When I go out, I put on my mask'
The Rainforest Foundation estimates that a staggering 13.4 million acres of Brazil's Amazon have burned in 2024. Historic wildfires blanket 80% of Brazil in thick smoke: 'When I go out, I put on my ...
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Amazon voters elect environmental offenders and climate denialists in Brazil
Pará's state capital, Belém, which will host COP30 in 2025, may elect a mayor unconcerned about climate change.
Indigenous groups in Brazil weren’t consulted in major carbon credits deal
The deal foresees the purchase of up to 12 million tons of carbon credits generated by reducing deforestation in Para between ...
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Brazil's Amazon Consultation Challenge: Empowering Indigenous Voices in Carbon Credit Sales
The Brazilian state of Para plans to consult Indigenous communities about the sale of carbon offset credits to U.S. companies ...
Brazil state to consult Indigenous people on carbon credits sale
The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from ...
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Bolivia Has National Rights of Nature Laws. Why Haven’t They Been Enforced?
This is the worst year on record for Amazon forest loss in the country, fueled by slash-and-burn agriculture and climate ...
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Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years
Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus ...