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Record number of Indigenous land titles granted in Peru via innovative process (commentary)

Drought forces Amazon Indigenous communities to drink mercury-tainted water

Peruvian logger loses FSC label after latest clash with isolated Mashco Piro

Nearly all Brazilian gold imported by EU is likely illegal, report says

Brazil launches ‘war’ on widespread fire outbreaks & criminal arsonists

Could the ‘rights of nature’ save Yasuní and keep its oil in the ground? (commentary)

Indigenous communities sidelined for Suriname’s new carbon credit program, critics say

One year after oil referendum, what’s next for Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park?

Amazon Fraud 101: How timber credits mask illegal logging in Brazil

No plans, no progress make Peru’s energy transition uncertain

New Indigenous reserve in the Amazon among first steps to protect peoples in isolation

After isolated tribes’ rare appearance in Peruvian Amazon, big questions remain for their future

Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI tool shows

After historic 2023 drought, Amazon communities brace for more in Brazil

Brazil’s new pro-agribusiness pesticide law threatens Amazon biodiversity

Study says 40% of Amazon region is potentially conserved — more than officially recorded

Organized crime brings renewed threats to Yanomami in Brazil

Warao refugees in the Brazilian Amazon face famine, disease & despair

Indigenous Wai Wai seek markets for Brazil nuts without middlemen

Revealed: Illegal cattle ranching booms in Arariboia territory during deadly year for Indigenous Guajajara

In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses

The harsh, dangerous gig of seizing thousands of illegal cattle in the Amazon

Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities — for now

Weak banking regulations leave two-thirds of Amazon vulnerable to oil and gas

2 years after Bruno & Dom’s murders, Amazon region still rife with gangs

Mongabay video screening at Chile’s Supreme Court expected to help landmark verdict in Brazil

Mongabay investigation is turned into art for World Press Freedom Day event

In Amazon’s tri-border Javari region, teens fall prey to drug gangs’ lure

Bird populations are mysteriously declining at an Amazon park in Ecuador & beyond

Indigenous leader’s killer is convicted in Brazil, but tensions over land remain

New ban threatens traditional fishers in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state

Meet the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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