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Protecting Indigenous People Key to Saving Amazon, Say Environmentalists

Protecting Indigenous People Key to Saving Amazon, Say Environmentalists "What we are seeing is an attack on indigenous people, on their rights, their lives and territories," said... October 4, 2021

Indigenous Warrior Women Take Fight to Save Ancestral Lands to Brazilian Capital

Indigenous Warrior Women Take Fight to Save Ancestral Lands to Brazilian Capital Jair Bolsonaro is backing a legal move to open up large tracts of indigenous territory to commercial exploitation... September 10, 2021

Indigenous Leaders Push New Target to Protect Amazon from Deforestation

Indigenous Leaders Push New Target to Protect Amazon from Deforestation "We invite the global community to join us to reverse the destruction of our home and by doing... September 5, 2021

This Attorney Took On Chevron. Then Chevron-Linked Judges and Private Prosecutors Had Him Locked Up.

This Attorney Took On Chevron. Then Chevron-Linked Judges and Private Prosecutors Had Him Locked Up. "It's scary going after a large corporation [and] it's scary going after governments because they have so much... August 12, 2021

A Predator Called Gunvor in the Amazon

A Predator Called Gunvor in the Amazon The Geneva-based trader Gunvor has imposed itself as one of the main players in Amazonian crude without winning... June 5, 2021

Steven Donziger Describes Contempt Case As a “Charade” As Trial Comes to a Close

Steven Donziger Describes Contempt Case As a "Charade" As Trial Ends The environmental lawyer who sued Chevron over environmental pollution faces up to six months in prison May 17, 2021

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Vowed to Work with Indigenous People. Now He’s Investigating Them.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Vowed to Work with Indigenous People. Now He’s Investigating Them. The NGO Amazon Watch also slammed the Bolsonaro government for its "relentless attacks" on Indigenous peoples and the... May 4, 2021

“Narcos Are Looking for Me”: Deadly Threats to Peru’s Indigenous Leaders

“Narcos Are Looking for Me”: Deadly Threats to Peru’s Indigenous Leaders Communities call for protection after string of killings linked to rush for land to grow coca, under cover... April 6, 2021

The Ongoing Persecution of Steven Donziger The environmentalist lawyer marks 600 days under house arrest — with no end in sight March 30, 2021

BlackRock Must Commit to Indigenous Rights – Not Just Climate Change "In Brazil the operations of corporations like the ones we mention above, into which BlackRock directs substantial investments... March 19, 2021

“I’ve Been Targeted With Probably the Most Vicious Corporate Counterattack in American History” Steven Donziger has been under house arrest for over 580 days, awaiting trial on a misdemeanor charge. It's... March 18, 2021

BlackRock to Press Companies on Human Rights and Nature Environmental group Amazon Watch welcomed BlackRock's moves but said they didn't go far enough. BlackRock failed to identify... March 17, 2021

Video Lawyer Speaks from House Arrest After Suing Chevron for Amazon Oil Spills Decades of reckless oil drilling by Chevron have destroyed 1,700 square miles of land in the Ecuadorian Amazon,... March 15, 2021

Ecuador Court Orders End to Gas Flaring by Oil Industry in Amazon In the Ecuadoran Amazon, at least 447 flares have been burning gas for decades. Local communities say these... March 9, 2021

Ecuadorian Amazon: Three European Banks Stop Funding Trade of Oil BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and ING have announced plans to exclude the problematic export from their trading activities... January 25, 2021

European Banks Quit Ecuador’s Amazonian Oil Trade ING, Credit Suisse announce moves to exclude Ecuadorean Amazon oil export from trading activities as more European investors... January 25, 2021

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