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Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities

Brazil’s president inspired hope a year ago but approval of a new highway shows he remains a concrete-and-oil state builder

The Guardian - UK

Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows

Extreme weather threatens world’s biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point

The Guardian - UK

‘She had a knack for making people smile’: a clown’s life cut short on Amazon trek

Julieta Hernández Martínez brought joy as she cycled across Brazil en route to her native Venezuela. Friends remember her inspiring life, not her cruel death

The Guardian - US

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Discovery Of Lost Ancient City Could Totally Change How We Think About History

"This shows an unprecedented degree of complexity and density of settlement for this early time frame." The post Discovery Of Lost Ancient City Could Totally Change How We Think About History first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Archeologists Find Lost Cities in the Amazon Dating Back 2,000 Years and Housing 10,000 Farmers

Recent mapping technology showed that a series of mounds and buried roads found in Ecuador were part of a network of settlements that lasted about 1,000 years

Latin Times

Vast Network Of Lost Ancient Cities Discovered In The Amazon

Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilisation of farmers.

International Business Times

'Lost valley of cities' dating back 2000 years once home to 10,000 farmers found in Amazon

The settlements were occupied by the Upano people between around 500 BC and 300 to 600 AD

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Archeologists uncover ‘lost valley of cities’ built 2,500 years ago in Ecuador

Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago.

France 24

Archeologists map lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon, settlements that lasted 1,000 years

Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest

Archaeologists used lasers to view an ancient civilization hidden in the Amazon rainforest.

LiveScience

Pattern found in world’s rainforests where 2% of species make up 50% of trees

From the Amazon to Africa and south-east Asia, diversity among rainforest species follows the same rule, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Crusading lawyer Steven Donziger on his 993 days of house arrest amid battle with oil companies

Horrified by the effects of toxic waste in the Amazon, the Harvard-educated lawyer has spent decades fighting the companies he holds responsible. But amid accusation and counter-accusation, he tells Kevin E G Perry about the personal price he has had to pay

The Independent UK

7 of the best places to visit in Ecuador

Delightful colonial cities, active volcanoes and sections of the Amazon await you in the land of the Equator

The Independent UK

Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer

Pedro, five, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma; a fund has been set up so that his family can afford expensive chemotherapy drug

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Deforestation In Brazilian Amazon Halved In 2023

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction.

The Independent UK

8 best countries to visit in South America, from Brazil to Argentina

This continent contains some of the world’s most amazing natural landscapes, enchanting cities and a fascinating history

The Independent UK

7 of the best destinations for a Brazil holiday

South America’s largest country has enough colourful cities, historic landmarks and areas of natural beauty to rival entire continents

International Business Times

Triumphs And Tests: Brazil's Lula Marks One Year Back In Office

In the year since Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to office, he has overseen a reduction in Amazon deforestation and some wins on the economic front.

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France 24

Indigenous leader Raoni 'wants to make sure' Brazil's Lula will keep promises on Amazon

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire expressed concern that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva might fail to keep his promises on the Amazon rainforest, particularly on demarcating the lands of Indigenous peoples. Although Raoni, who is chief of the Amazonian Kayapo people, admitted that…

The Guardian - UK

Illegal mining on rise again in Amazon, says Yanomami leader

Activist Davi Kopenawa says miners returning after eviction operations were scaled back, and others never left

France 24

Of love letters and distant galaxies: Uplifting stories from 2023

It was a turbulent year from start to end, but 2023 was not just about devastating wars, natural disasters and the cost-of-living crisis. The past 12 months also saw the approval of a revolutionary new malaria vaccine, a sharp drop in the deforestation of the Amazon, and an historic victory…

International Business Times

Cocaine Market Sees New Players, Bananas And Amazon Submarines: Report

The global cocaine market is changing. "The market is changing," Nathan Jaccard, Latin America editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a consortium of investigative journalists which accessed the files, told AFP. Colombia cultivated a record 230,000 hectares of coca leaf in 2022, and produced 1,738 tonnes…

The Guardian - UK

‘We make magic here’: the Amazon community creating a future out of chocolate

An artisanal cacao business and an agroforestry project are transforming the lives of women and preserving precious forest

The Independent UK

Takeaways from lawsuits accusing JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation

Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area

The Independent UK

Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages

In an unusual series of legal actions, Brazilian prosecutors have sued multinational meatpacker JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses for allegedly buying cattle directly from illegal ranches in a protected area

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