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Monsanto Wins $7.7 Billion Lawsuit in Brazil, But Farmers Continue to Fight
Monsanto has long had the upper hand over the farmers who use its products.
Youth Indigenous Climate Activist Artemisa Xakriabá: “We Fight for Mother Earth”
Xakriabá spoke about increasing environmental destruction across Brazil during Friday's climate strike in New York.
While the Amazon Burns, Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Rise Up
Indigenous communities and organizations are mobilizing in self-defense and securing their constitutional rights.
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.
Beyond Brazil, Unprecedented Fires Are Engulfing Bolivian Forests
Bolivia is now host to a desperately serious humanitarian and environmental situation.
Bolsonaro Wants to Occupy the Amazon to Obstruct Multiracial Conservation Plans
Leaked documents show Bolsonaro's strategy very deliberately includes racist rhetoric.
From Hong Kong to Kashmir to the US, Authoritarianism Is Rising
We’re witnessing vigilante violence, book burning and the dismantling of constitutional protections.
Journalist Faces Death Threats for Exposing Brazilian Judge’s Far-Right Bias
At the root of the campaign is a latent homophobia fueled by Bolsonaro and his supporters.
The Global Beef Trade Is Destroying the Amazon
The latest data shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has risen by 73% since 2012.