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Cyanide ponds from illegal mining threaten Amazon Indigenous territory

With mercury increasingly hard to get, illegal gold miners have turned to a cheaper, deadlier alternative.

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An Action Plan for Amazon Droughts: The Time is Now! Palm Oil Detectives

The fertile lungs of our planet, the Amazon jungle faces severe drought due to El Niño, climate change, and deforestation for agriculture like palm oil, soy and meat. This along with gold mining, affects biodiversity and local indigenous communities. To combat this crisis, stronger measures against deforestation and illegal mining are essential. Global and local leaders must act now to protect the Amazon. #BoycottPalmOil #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife.

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Un suono bellissimo e una grande comodità: Sony WF-C710N

Gli auricolari wireless Sony WF-C710N sono comodissimi, offrono un grande suono, un'ottima batteria e ora sono in offerta su Amazon.

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New report maps widespread criminal presence across six Amazonian countries

New analysis finds that criminal networks or armed groups operate in nearly three-fifths of Amazon municipalities across the six countries

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JBS Deforestation: Jaguars lose Rainforests to Cows Palm Oil Detectives

Global Witness report finds JBS, the world’s largest meat company, is directly linked to deforestation in the Amazon and Pantanal putting jaguars at risk

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Organized crime is growing along highway in a pristine section of the Amazon: Study

A new study finds organized crime, illegal logging and land grabbing are driving deforestation and violence along Brazil’s BR-319 highway.

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Canadian-backed potash mine in Brazil has dried up sacred Amazon springs, say residents

The construction of an access road for a potash mining project in Autazes, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, has caused at least two sacred springs to dry up, according to the Indigenous Mura people. It is the latest in a series of controversies spanning a decade that has plagued the Potássio Autazes project. “There is a […]

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Humans are turning the Amazon rainforest into a carbon source

A 15-year study reveals how human-caused fires and deforestation are turning the Amazon rainforest into a major source of carbon emissions.

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Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs

From 2010 to 2024, the Amazon rainforest—the largest tropical rainforest on the planet—released an average of 1.17 billion metric tons more carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere than it absorbed each year. Wildfires were the main source, emitting approximately 1.47 billion metric tons of CO₂ per year—far exceeding the forest's absorption capacity of 300 million metric tons per year.

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World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection

A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income significantly improved community well-being, strengthened food security and supported rainforest protection, according to analysis by the University of Bath released today.

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Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds

Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices

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A small group of tree species are restoring the Amazon rainforest

Out of thousands of tree species in the Amazon, a small group of 15 to 25 species do most of the work in regenerating forest and storing carbon.

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A Belgium-sized area of Amazon wetland has been converted, and losses are climbing

Every year, Amazonian rivers spill over their banks and flood the forests around them for months. These wetlands cover around 30% of the Brazilian Amazon and are often home to riverine families, who live in adapted homes built on stilts. They fish and plant crops with the natural ebb and flow of the rivers. But […]

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NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest

El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing widespread burning and scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead. NASA researchers are uncovering dozens of previously undetected fires, suggesting the destruction could be even more extensive than satellite records show.

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Sheglam accelera la crescita nel mercato italiano

Il marchio di cosmetici Sheglam annuncia oggi una nuova fase di espansione nel mercato italiano, con l'obiettivo di raggiungere una presenza capillare in 1.350 punti vendita entro la fine dell'anno e oltre 2.000 punti vendita entro il 2027. Lanciato in Italia a marzo 2026 con un

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Amazon deforestation falls 42% to a record low

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to the lowest level on record. Data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE, shows that forest clearing in Earth’s largest rainforest over the 12 months ended July 31, 2026, amounted to 3,335 square kilometers (1,288 square miles), an area smaller than the Spanish island of […]

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Amazon rainforest fires surge as El Niño fuels a dangerous drought

NASA satellite imagery reveals massive Amazon rainforest fires as El Niño-driven drought fuels dangerous conditions across Brazil.