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Case at the International Criminal Court put violence in the Amazon in the global spotlight
The International Criminal Court Prosecutor is asked to investigate whether the mass human rights abuses that have taken place in the Brazilian Amazon over the last 10 years constitute crimes against humanity.
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Greenpeace slams new COP27 partnership for forest protection
World leaders were invited to come together to protect, conserve and restore the world's forests.
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Why world leaders must step up to protect biodiversity at CBD COP15
Greenpeace has sounded the alarm for world leaders: if you’re serious about biodiversity, it’s time to self-invite for COP15.
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The Karipuna People are under threat and want the world to act
The Karipuna Indigenous People met with Ambassadors from European countries to ask for help to protect their lands and rights from land-grabbers and loggers.
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Decolonisation: A crucial prerequisite to environmental justice in Africa
All across Africa, a colonial approach of extraction and exploitation continues to plague and paralyse economies. It pushes ecosystems to the edge and puts pan-Africanism on a back burner
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Amazon rainforest fires 2022: Facts, causes, and climate impacts
The Amazon rainforest is shrinking. The fires in the Amazon are growing. And the impacts of this destruction are a risk to the entire planet.
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Illegal fires in the Brazilian Amazon reach highest number since 2010
Despite an official ban on fires by the federal government, the number of fires in August was 18% higher than the prior year.
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DRC’s forests-for-oil sale reeks of neocolonialism
Behind the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s nationalist rhetoric lie big profits for global energy giants, and hurt for poor Congolese.
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That work that rekindles the sparkle in our eyes
Returning to the Amazon and witnessing its splendor renews our strength to fight against the destruction and violence that consume us and the forest.