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10 reasons why we need to act for the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is vital for the lives of millions of people and for the protection of biodiversity and the climate. And that’s why we need a global movement to protect it from greedy industries.
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Greenpeace challenges JBS’ New York Stock Exchange listing and Netherlands move over links to corruption, deforestation and emissions
Greenpeace International’s lawyers have issued a legal letter to Dutch notary firm Loyens & Loeff, demanding it takes immediate action to assess whether it is appropriate and in accordance with its professional duties to continue to provide legal service to JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, due to its long-standing links to corruption, deforestation, climate…
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More than 70 organisations sign manifesto in defence of Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium
Market agreement that helped reduce deforestation in the Amazon has been subject to coordinated attacks in Brazil, with legislative proposals to harm those who act for nature.
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Greenpeace Brazil flyover documents Amazon deforestation and fires hotspot increases
Dramatic increases to deforestation and fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest were measured in July.
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Banks must stop funding illegal Amazon deforestation, Prosecutor says after Greenpeace Brazil report
The landmark decision follows a Greenpeace Brazil’s report which found that national and international banks had been using Brazil's rural credit system to finance thousands of rural properties that are driving illegal deforestation, invasion of Indigenous territories, and other destructive activities.
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Financial institutions are funding deforestation in the Amazon
Greenpeace Brazil’s new report exposes how banks are granting credit to farmers implicated in deforestation and other irregular activities in the Amazon.
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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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Drought in the Amazon is threatening people and biodiversity
A historic drought in the Amazon - aggravated by extreme heat, fires, deforestation and El Niño - is putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and biodiversity in the region at risk.
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Caring for the Amazon Rainforest in the age of fire
The world is witnessing in horror historic record high temperatures. The planet is on fire in nature's response to our inaction against climate change. But in the Amazon, the fires have a slightly different cause - greed.