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From horseback to motorbike: inside the motorcycle boom in Indigenous South America

With their tropical climate, flowing rivers and dense forests, the vast plains and basins that make up South America’s lowlands cover a significant portion of the continent’s surface. Indeed, the Amazon rainforest covers approximately seven million square kilometres or around 40% of the total land area of South America.

The Conversation

Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize

Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin

The Independent UK

Collagen craze endorsed by top celebs fuelling damage to the Amazon rainforest

Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wright and Georgia Toffolo promote one brand of collagen - although there's no suggestion they knew of the links to deforestation

Daily Mirror

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Dad shares 'unusual' fear as he and his family prepare to live in Amazon

Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury will be taking their three children on a 15-month journey through the Guyana rainforest

Wales Online

Dad taking his tiny kids to live in Amazon for 15 months has 'horribly unusual' fear

Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury say they are ready for the challenges ahead as they prepare to take their three young kids on an incredible 15-month journey through the Guyana rainforest

Daily Mirror

Biden seeks $500 million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking $500 million to bolster Brazil’s strategy to protect the Amazon, a gesture to his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid recent tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and relations with China.

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In meeting with big economies, Biden announces more funds to fight climate change

President Joe Biden announced plans to increase U.S. funding to help developing countries fight climate change and curb deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest during a meeting on Thursday with leaders from the world's largest economies.

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UK company mining gold in Amazon on disputed land

London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communities

The Guardian - UK

Former Scotland's Rural College student set for world-first Amazon expedition

A FORMER Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) student is embarking on the first navigation of the Amazon River from its highest source at the summit of…

The National (Scotland)

Hyundai urged to stop illegal miners using its machines in Amazon

Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforest

The Guardian - UK

How indigenous lands in the Amazon help prevent deadly diseases

Protected indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, preventing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs, according to a study published this week.

Radio France Internationale

One to watch: Louis VI

Mixing Amazonian rainstorms, British birdsong and uncomfortable truths on the climate crisis, the London rapper-producer’s richly musical work moves up a gear

The Guardian - UK

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises in March

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government.

Reuters

Brazil offers to host August summit for Amazon rainforest alliance

Brazil is offering to host a regional summit in early August to renew the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), bringing together countries containing parts of the Amazon rainforest along with senior officials from the U.S. and France.

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Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company

Indigenous communities condemned Lisa Kenny’s visit, claiming company is operating on illegally deforested land

Reuters

Brazil court backs crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon

A Supreme Court judge backed a government move to crack down on illegal gold mining in Brazil, suspending a legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller.

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms

Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissions

The Independent UK

Brazil travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

From eye-popping nature and wildlife experiences to carnival, beaches and much more besides, Brazil is a feast for the senses

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The Independent UK

King Charles shown wearing bracelet from indigenous Amazon leader in new portrait

Artist Alastair Barford said he wanted to capture Charles’s warmth and sensitivity in the oil painting

The Independent UK

King shown wearing bracelet from indigenous Amazon leader in new portrait

Artist Alastair Barford said he wanted to capture Charles’s warmth and sensitivity in the oil painting.

The Guardian - US

Families of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira decry ‘shameful’ trial delays

Poor internet and logistical problems frustrate hearing into Amazon killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert

The Conversation

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling enforcement of environmental laws and turning a blind eye to land grabbing. It…

The Guardian - UK

Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in Amazon

The Guardian - US

Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion

The influx of heavily armed gangs, now being tackled by President Lula, has had a catastrophic effect on infant health

The Conversation

The flap of a butterfly's wings: why autumn is not a good time to predict if El Niño is coming

Remember the butterfly effect? It was a popular summary of chaos theory suggesting a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas.

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