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IBAMA approves oil drilling at Amazon Basin weeks before COP30, staining Brazil’s climate discourse, Greenpeace warns
Greenpeace warns that the opening of new oil wells less than a month before COP30 contradicts Brazil’s own commitments to energy transition
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New research reveals impacts of an oil spill off Amazon Coast
Greenpeace Brazil’s Protect the Amazon Coast Expedition launched GPS drifters at different points in the mouth of the Amazon Basin to monitor marine currents in the region and show where oil could end up in case of a spill.
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From the Arctic to the Amazon, peaceful protests will continue
Peaceful activism is vital when governments fail to respond to catastrophic climate change and nature destruction. Disproportionate responses are purely to intimidate people who stand up to companies and countries that are causing serious harm to our wellbeing, planet and future.
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Only when something is gone do we realise how much we miss it: Iamsterdam and Iamazonia
It’s only when something is gone that we realise how much we miss it. The disappearance of the Dutch capital's 'Iamsterdam' sign and the disappearance of the Amazon rainforest.
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2 million people defended the Amazon Reef — and won
This decision sends a powerful message to governments and companies all over the world: the movement to end the age of oil will continue to grow.
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Brazilian environmental agency denies licence for Total to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef
“This announcement is a stunning victory for people power, and further evidence that the age of oil is on its way out. More than two million Amazon Reef defenders from all around the world stood up against Total’s reckless plans to drill for oil near this unique and biologically significant area, and today Ibama did…
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Activists interrupt Total’s AGM in Paris over company plans to drill in the Amazon Reef
“More than two million people, the scientific community and the Brazilian administration have already expressed their opposition to Total’s drilling project in the mouth of the Amazon. Despite these calls, Total refuses to listen.."
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5 things you need to know about the Amazon Reef
We’ve all been in love with the Amazon Reef for a while, and a lot has happened since our first visit, back in January last year. We knew such awesome place had many more wonders to discover, so we just had to go back there.
