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Amazon Rainforest
What Happens to Carbon Offsets When the Amazon Is on Fire?
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on.
Indigenous Organizations Demand Action to Halt the Destruction of the Amazon
As fires rage on in Brazil, wildfires have also destroyed nearly 1 million hectares of forest in Bolivia.
Amazon Fires Will Have Global Consequences. The UN Must Act.
The fires in the Amazon pose a threat to international peace and security.
Brazil Faces Global Outrage as Massive Fires Spread in Amazon Rainforest
Indigenous people in Brazil have condemned far-right President Bolsonaro for encouraging the destruction.
Bolsonaro Wants to Occupy the Amazon to Obstruct Multiracial Conservation Plans
Leaked documents show Bolsonaro's strategy very deliberately includes racist rhetoric.
The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames
Jair Bolsonaro has worked at breakneck speed to eliminate environmental regulations.
Bolsanaro Stands By as 20,000 Miners Invade the Yanomami Amazon Reserve
Bolsonaro claims Indigenous people want mining on their lands, but the Yanomami vehemently deny it.
Hear the Song of the Earth While You Still Can
Dahr Jamail saw and touched and tasted the climate of this world even as it radically shifted before his eyes.
Powerful New Yorkers Are Criminalizing Ecuadorians Seeking Relief From Chevron
Chevron has spent more than $2 billion to manipulate the courts into doing its dirty work.
Deforestation and Climate Disruption Are Degrading the Amazon, Endangering Our Survival
The Amazon is one of the most important and biodiverse ecosystems, and it is being deforested at an astonishing rate.