UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts

Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance

Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon

There is no direct monitoring of these forests, no thorough environmental impact assessments and most of the public don’t seem to be aware …

A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga

At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed  

‘Lianas threaten Earth’s carbon sinks’

Field ecologist Alain Ngute explains how lianas have lower carbon sequestering capacity than trees & when they compete for sunlight in the …

Protect indigenous rights to save Amazon forest, urge leaders at COP28

Amazonian Indigenous leaders will be calling for urgent action to protect their rights, end industrial mining to pave way for Brazil COP

Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report

Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area

Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon

8.4 million soccer fields of land deforested in the Amazon over the past decade

Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder

Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure

Drought in the Amazon can cause local caiman extirpations, spike human-caiman conflict

Drought conditions have previously been cited as a potential factor in increased alligator attacks on humans

Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit

Non-profit Amazon Watch, among others, to participate in COP15 CBD

Francisco de Orellana would be stunned and stupefied by the low water levels in the Amazon: Buddy Levy

Down To Earth speaks to Idaho-based author of 2011 book on the first voyage to navigate the Amazon river in 1542

Brazil to go in for second round of voting after Lula fails to win outright

Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is widely expected to win the second round on October 30

Brazil forest fire threatens local tribe

Loggers have been accused of starting fires to drive away the indigenous people

Over 100 endangered pink dolphins found dead in the Brazilian Amazon

Amazon River is currently in its dry season and several specimens of river flora and fauna are dealing with record high temperatures

Simply Put: Self goal at Belem

Blocking biopiracy

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Why is the world on fire?

From Australia to Africa to Siberia, forest fires are burning across much of the world

Plants can recover after being burned, so why might some species in the Amazon face local wipe out?

Con job

Reality TV>> Machigenga Tribe • Peru

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THE AMAZON BASIN

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Source not sinks

Deforestation accelerating