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Study warns that loosened legislation is driving deforestation in Bahia’s Cerrado

In Colombia, guerrilla groups decide the fate of the Amazon

JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal

COP16: ‘A fund unlike any other’ will pay tropical nations to save forests

Action against forest biomass subsidies gains momentum at COP16

Trial begins in U.K. for victims of Minas Gerais dam disaster

Chilean Indigenous association participates in key study for lawsuit against mining

Global biodiversity financiers strategize at COP16 to end ‘perverse subsidies’

More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks

New abuse allegations hit China ghost ships in Indonesia waters

Debate over Chile’s fisheries law exposes industry influence on fish management

If all life mattered, what would decision-making look like? (Analysis)

New survey puts human face on pollution caused by U.S. wood pellet mills

‘Treat us as partners, central actors’: Interview with Indigenous activist Joan Carling

Deforestation plunges but environmental threats remain as Colombia hosts COP16

Experts map biodiversity richness on Afro-descendent peoples’ lands

Extreme drought wrecks rivers and daily life in Amazon’s most burnt Indigenous land

Amazon voters elect environmental offenders and climate denialists in Brazil

Delay of EU Deforestation Regulation may ‘be excuse to gut law,’ activists fear

What Indigenous leaders want from the COP16 U.N. biodiversity conference

Brazil elects record-high number of Indigenous mayors, vice mayors & councilors

Delays in land titling threaten the conservation success of quilombos in Brazil

New tourism restrictions to protect Bangladesh’s unique wetlands and coral-rich island

Hotel built without permits on disputed land riles neighboring Paracas reserve in Peru

Despite court ruling, Yaqui water rights abuses ignored

Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging amid fears of damage

NGOs push EU to label Sarawak as ‘high risk’ source of timber, palm oil

‘World’s largest’ carbon credit deal in the Amazon faces bumpy road ahead

Collagen and meat giants fuel deforestation and rights violations in Paraguay: Report

Congo looks to monetize its high-integrity forests

Norway poised to sail past opposition with deep-sea mining licensing plans

‘Indigenous women in the Amazon must be empowered’: Interview with Nemonte Nenquimo

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