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Life-defending women: From handicrafts to protective masks
In São Gabriel da Cachoeira, a town in the state of Amazonas, Indigenous People switch from making handicrafts to producing masks for the Peoples of the Upper Rio Negro region.
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With the advance of COVID-19, Indigenous People shelter inside the Forest
With only 140 members, the Dâw People left their houses to take refuge in the forest and protect from the pandemic.
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How the city in Brazil with the highest number of Indigenous People is dealing with COVID-19
In São Gabriel da Cachoeira, a multi-institutional effort has been mitigating the impacts of the pandemic.
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Photographers working on long-term environmental projects
Climate change is a complex and multi-faceted problem, and long-term photography projects can bring greater depth and understanding to environmental stories.
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Where did 5,500 tonnes of discarded face masks end up?
Every year, 8 million tonnes of plastic waste from around the globe ends up in the oceans, with a bulk of it entering through the world’s rivers.
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A personal account from Greenpeace in Beirut: “I wished it was just a nightmare”
Buildings were literally destroyed, or stripped of their facades and glass. People were running around left and right. It was such a disturbing scene, I wished it was just a nightmare.
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Greenpeace delivers over 28 tonnes of emergency supplies to Indigenous communities in Brazil to fight COVID-19 with coalition efforts
Through the Wings of Emergency project we were able to provide emergency supplies to Indigenous Peoples, such as the Munduruku and the Yanomami.
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Real-time counter tracks cost of air pollution during COVID-19
Jakarta, Indonesia, 9 July – Air pollution is linked to the loss of an estimated 24,000 lives in Delhi, India in the first half of 2020 despite a strict COVID-related…
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Illegal mining threatens the Amazon and exposes Indigenous Peoples to COVID-19
Even during the pandemic, illegal miners continue to invade Indigenous lands in the Amazon, threatening the forest and exposing Indigenous People to COVID-19.
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It’s time to say goodbye to air pollution
While many of us hope for things to return to "normal" after COVID-19, air pollution must not revert to pre-pandemic levels.