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Tayto Park announces exciting arrival of adorable baby monkey

Geoldi’s Monkeys are a small and vulnerable primate found throughout western regions of the Amazon basin

Dublin Live · Feb 23, 2022

Ecuador: Oil spill in Amazon rainforest 'could have been avoided'

More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".…

France 24 · Feb 21, 2022

Presidents’ Day: What America’s leaders did next after leaving the White House

The Obamas signed a lucrative production deal with Netflix, Teddy Roosevelt explored the Amazon, Gerald Ford wrote a joke book and Donald Trump plotted revenge against his enemies

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private auction.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

‘Gold in the sea’: Brazil’s booming fish bladder trade

Amazon fishers are cashing in on a booming maw industry fuelled by Chinese demand, but the threat of overfishing looms.

Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022

Tarnished Gold: Illegal mining stokes Indigenous divisions

Relentless pressure from the rapid growth of illegal gold mining in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is stoking long-standing divisions in local Indigenous communities about the best path forward for their collective well-being

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Deforestation: Facts about the widespread destruction of Earth's forests

Deforestation can include clearing the land for farming or livestock, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.

LiveScience · Jan 6, 2022