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Amazon community prevails over loggers

Feature story | 13 May, 2003 at 2:00

The Amazon rainforest is more than ancient trees and endangered species. It is home for millions of people and their way of life is often threatened by forest destruction. This was the case for the Deni Indians whose land was under threat by a...

Cattle industry giants unite in banning Amazon destruction

Press release | 5 October, 2009 at 2:00

In a major step forward for climate protection, today four of the largest players in the global cattle industry - JBS-Friboi, Bertin, Minerva and Marfrig – joined forces to ban the purchase of cattle from newly deforested areas of the Brazilian...

A beacon of hope in the Arctic Council's shadow

Blog entry by Jon Burgwald | 15 May, 2013

I’m here in a city called Kiruna in the northern part of Sweden, just inside the Arctic Circle. It is a small city with less than 20,000 inhabitants and in the foggy scenery, one thing stands out: The worlds’ largest underground iron...

Nenet camp, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia

Image | 30 September, 2009 at 15:38

An indigenous Nenet woman and a child in front of their Chume (Tepee). The Nenets people move every 3 or 4 days so that their herds do not over graze the ground.

Deni mother and child and a way of life protected

Image | 12 May, 2003 at 3:00

Deni mother and child and a way of life protected for future generations.

Deni children holding a sign that will be

Image | 12 May, 2003 at 3:00

Deni children holding a sign that will be used to mark their territory preserving their land and their future from logging invasions.

Finishing the demarcation: after a long struggle

Image | 12 May, 2003 at 3:00

Finishing the demarcation: after a long struggle the Deni Indians of the Brazilian Amazon will have their land demarcated by the government and protected from logging.

Greenpeace campaigner Nilo D'Avila with the

Image | 12 May, 2003 at 3:00

Greenpeace campaigner Nilo D'Avila with the Deni reviewing the final demarcation process.

After a long struggle the Deni Indians of

Image | 12 May, 2003 at 3:00

After a long struggle the Deni Indians of teh Brazilian Amazon will have their land demarcated by the government and protected from logging.

Deni child and mother.

Image | 1 February, 2001 at 2:00

Deni child and mother.

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