Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive
Bolivian man says it helped that he knew survival techniques after becoming separated from friends on hunting trip in January A Bolivian man who claimed...
Category : Amazon rainforest
Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall
Study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall For the first time...
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Authorities have blamed the growing of coca – the base ingredient of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwise Cattle-ranching, not cocaine,...
Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders
Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014 Five illegal loggers in Peru have...
Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands
Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias The Brazilian government has launched its campaign to...
Investigate Bolsonaro for genocide, says Brazil’s Marina Silva
Exclusive: Environment minister calls for ex-president to be held to account as she prepares to tackle illegal gold miners Former president Jair Bolsonaro should be...
Human activity and drought ‘degrading more than a third of Amazon rainforest’
Fires, land conversion, logging and water shortages have weakened resilience of 2.5m sq km of forest, says study Human activity and drought may have degraded...
Lula to visit Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous territory amid vow to tackle crisis
Move comes after country’s minister for Indigenous people says issue is an ‘absolute priority’ Brazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, has vowed to...
Lula names staunch Amazon defenders as ministers in Brazil
Move demonstrates commitment to Indigenous communities but faces huge challenges from Bolsonaro era Two internationally celebrated Amazon defenders, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, have been...
Peru lawmakers propose bill to strip Indigenous people of protections
Proposal to dismantle existing reserves for ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous groups quietly pushed amid ongoing political chaos Amid the political chaos following the ousting of Peru’s President...
