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Since the beginning of the operation, government environmental agents have been destroying the logistical support of illegal mining, such as an airplane, a helicopter and a tractor, and have seized weapons and boats. Image courtesy of IBAMA by Ricardo Campos.

Lula government scrambles to overcome Yanomami crisis, but hurdles remain

Jenny Gonzales 6 Mar 2023

Environmental defenders in Ecuador aren’t safe, new report shows

Kimberley Brown 9 Jul 2021

Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge needs a makeover. Is rainforest lumber still in style?

Ashoka Mukpo 8 Jul 2021

Exhibition showcases Claudia Andujar’s half-century fight for the Yanomami

Sue Branford 24 Jun 2021

‘Throw them overboard’: Brazil mine disaster victims bullied over compensation

Alice Maciel 6 May 2021

Extinct in the wild, a Brazilian bird makes a tentative return to the jungle

Pedro Biondi 2 Dec 2019

Brazil investigates agribusiness bribes to judges for favorable land rulings

Maurício Angelo 27 Nov 2019

Manolo Miranda, an indigenous leader recently acquitted of charges in a suit brought by the Barro Blanco dam's construction company, at a protest over the dam in August, 2016. Photo by Camilo Mejia Geraldo for Mongabay.

Indigenous group scores legal victory as dam floods their lands

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 12 Oct 2017

Violence against indigenous people high, as land conflicts heat up

Carolina Torres 18 Oct 2016

Barro Blanco dam in limbo after Ngäbe-Bugle Congress rejects agreement

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 14 Oct 2016

Deficient water systems, poor sanitation driving Zika in Brazil

Zoe Sullivan 29 Jul 2016

Rio Olympic organizers fail to meet all environmental goals

Jenny Gonzales 28 Jul 2016

Samarco chief faces criminal investigation over collapsed Brazil dam

Zoe Sullivan 27 Jul 2016

Nicaragua Canal would threaten endangered species says study

Lindsay Fendt 9 May 2016

Lake Maracaibo: an oil development sacrifice zone dying from neglect

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 3 May 2016

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