How A Brazilian Chief Is Protecting Amazon From Illegal Miners, Loggers

Brazil: You don’t need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon’s most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire. As you approach his Capoto/Jarina Indigenous territory in Mato Grosso state, large single-crop farms of soybean or maize give way to lush, verdant rainforest. This is the epicenter of a half-century battle led by … Read more

Brazil Cuts Down Thousands Of Trees In Amazon Rainforest To Build Road For Climate Summit

Brazil is facing accusations of hypocrisy after cutting down large sections of the Amazon rainforest to construct a road for the upcoming COP30 climate summit, according to The Telegraph. The highway, designed to accommodate tens of thousands of delegates for the UN climate conference, has raised concerns about the country’s commitment to environmental protection. According … Read more