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Call for investigation into disappearance in the Amazon
Greenpeace Brazil is calling on the Brazilian Government to mobilize all the necessary efforts to investigate the disappearance of Dom Philipps and Bruno Araújo Pereira.
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Thousands of Indigenous People call for an end to Amazon destruction and violence
The collective voice of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil can be heard loudly and clearly: Stop the Amazon destruction and violence against the Guardians of the Forest.
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This is what illegal mining in the Amazon looks like
Hundreds of mining rafts show the extent of the illegal activity in the Amazon region and the lack of action from the government and from law enforcement.
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Numbers don’t lie: Amazon deforestation increased despite Brazil’s greenwashing attempt at COP26
No amount of greenwashing by the Brazilian government can obscure the truth: The Amazon is being destroyed at a historic rate.
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Amazon Deforestation rate highest since 2006
Record-breaking numbers show the extent of the destruction Bolsonaro’s government is enabling, despite the government’s greenwashing attempts at COP26.
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Amazon Expedition: Where is deforestation advancing?
The development strategy for the southern region of the Amazon, although framed as sustainable, is based on industrial agriculture and not on sustainable practices, in which policies are geared towards large-scale properties.
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Amazon Expedition: The harsh reality of those living near the fires
The fires and deforestation in the Amazon have a devastating impact on the forest, biodiversity, and the global climate. But little is told about the impact the destruction has on the lives of those living in the region.
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New images of illegal fires in the Amazon show another year of historic deforestation
Greenpeace Brazil captured images of illegal fires causing widespread destruction in the Amazon during a flyover carried out between 29 to 31 July.
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Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California
With so many fires on our horizons the only option is to increase forest protection and recovery like never before and pull the plug on fossil fuels by escalating climate action as if our lives depended on it.