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A Gold Mine Swallowed Their Village. This Amazon Tribe Is Here to Take It Back

Video News A Gold Mine Swallowed Their Village. This Amazon Tribe Is Here to Take It Back "Game used to be very easy here – pig, deer, tapir. But it is all gone due to... February 14, 2018

Native Brazilians Try to Close Major Illegal Mining Site Polluting River in Pará

News Native Brazilians Try to Close Major Illegal Mining Site Polluting River in Pará Tired of waiting for the government to take action against the major illegal mining sites located in the... February 5, 2018

Mega-Dams May Be History in the Brazilian Amazon!

Blog Mega-Dams May Be History in the Brazilian Amazon! Last week's announcement should be celebrated as a tentative victory, albeit a fragile one that demands vigilance as... January 9, 2018

Brazil Announces End to Amazon Mega-dam Building Policy

News Brazil Announces End to Amazon Mega-dam Building Policy The government's hydroelectric dams policy change announced this week will surely be greeted as a hopeful sign by... January 3, 2018

Climate Justice Now! Keep It in the Ground!

Video Blog Climate Justice Now! Keep It in the Ground! "My message here at COP 23 for the people, for allies of the world, is that we need... December 4, 2017

Xingu River Defender Antônia Melo Honored for Her Lifelong Struggle

Video Blog Xingu River Defender Antônia Melo Honored for Her Lifelong Struggle "I am but drop of water in the ocean, but together with many others we can shape the... October 11, 2017

Brazil’s National Indigenous Movement: Resolute in Times of Crisis

News Brazil’s National Indigenous Movement: Resolute in Times of Crisis Given its recent impressive and successful record at resisting an onslaught of attacks, Brazil's National Indigenous Movement should... October 6, 2017

Brazil’s Mega Hydro Plan Foreshadows China’s Growing Impact on the Amazon

News Brazil’s Mega Hydro Plan Foreshadows China’s Growing Impact on the Amazon "Support of projects that result in rainforest destruction undermines China's efforts to position itself as a leader in... October 5, 2017

Brazilian Firm Wants To Build New Dams in Amazon’s Aripuanã Basin

News Brazilian Firm Wants To Build New Dams in Amazon’s Aripuanã Basin With the bancada ruralista mining / agribusiness lobby in control of the Temer government and Congress, a Brazilian... August 14, 2017

We Are Made of the Sacred!

Blog We Are Made of the Sacred! A mobilization of the Munduruku people, which began two months ago by women concerned with defending sacred places... July 26, 2017

Unexamined Synergies: Dam Building and Mining Go Together in the Amazon

News Unexamined Synergies: Dam Building and Mining Go Together in the Amazon "The truth is that installing a hydropower dam provokes the installation of mining projects. This never, or extremely... June 23, 2017

Toxic Mega-Mine Looms Over Belo Monte’s Affected Communities

Blog Toxic Mega-Mine Looms Over Belo Monte’s Affected Communities On the banks of Brazil's lower Xingu River, a toxic controversy looms large, threatening to heap insult upon... April 3, 2017

"It Opens the Floodgate"

News "It Opens the Floodgate" "You cannot deny land to indigenous people that are ancestrally attached to it and expect them to continue... March 21, 2017

Is Chinese Development Finance Enabling Rainforest Destruction in Brazil?

News Is Chinese Development Finance Enabling Rainforest Destruction in Brazil? Brazil's current economic and political shifts and its effort to attract Chinese investment are part of a concerted... March 21, 2017

Watch Belo Monte Documentary Today!

Video Blog Watch Belo Monte Documentary Today! Today is International Day of Action for Rivers, and what better way to commemorate it than watching the... March 14, 2017

Samba Parade Spotlights Threats To Rivers, Forests and Indigenous Rights at Rio’s Carnival

Video Blog Samba Parade Spotlights Threats To Rivers, Forests and Indigenous Rights at Rio’s Carnival In a colorful and highly energized samba parade at Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Carnival on Monday morning, Imperatriz... February 27, 2017

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