Amazon Rainforest
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment
August 25, 2019
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’
In a series of statements, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday responded to mounting international criticism of his handling of…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing president accused…
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
World
August 22, 2019
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President…
AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro
World
May 16, 2019
AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a United Nations climate change workshop…
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Environment
April 27, 2019
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Ecuador’s Waorani indigenous tribe won their first victory Friday against big oil companies in a ruling that blocks the companies’…
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
World
April 25, 2019
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
Thousands of indigenous people decorated with traditional feathers and body paint converged on Brazil’s capital Wednesday to defend hard-won land…
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
World
April 25, 2019
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones…
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
Environment
April 24, 2019
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled…
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
World
April 19, 2019
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country’s vast Amazon rainforest to…