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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to lowest level in nine years
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped to its lowest level in nearly a decade over the past year, officials said ...
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno ...
Brazil prepares to remove illegal Amazon gold miners from Munduruku land
Brazilian authorities are preparing to remove illegal gold miners from an Indigenous reservation in the Amazon rainforest ...
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Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil — A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a major blow after Mato Grosso, the country´s largest soybean ...
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Rain is finally coming to the drought-stricken Amazon. But it may not be enough
MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon River community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento. After two years of devastating drought, you might think that residents in this parched ...
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The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to degrade trees — and evade detection. Authorities use satellites to track ...
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Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle
Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon ...
Severe droughts threaten the sustainable catch of the Amazon's giant fish
Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu, also known as arapaima.