1,500 Amazonian turtles released in Brazil's Rio Negro ○
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In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, along the Rio Negro, more than 1,500 Amazonian turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) were released into the wild in a coordinated conservation effort.
27 days ago
A robust future? Why Brazil’s ‘bitter’ coffee is thriving as the climate crisis hits global crops ⊖⊖
Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting the more resilient robusta’s reputation
Read more in the Coffee crisis series here
When the Paiter Suruí community e…
48 days ago
Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy ○
Study finds participants saw reduction in depressive symptoms as researchers welcome ‘promising’ results
A phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltryptamine (DMT), one of the psychoactive component…
84 days ago
Men charged with contract killing of Indigenous leader to go on trial in Peru ⊖⊖
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Prosecution over death of Quinto Inuma Alvarado seen as test of ability to curb attacks on environmental defenders
Five men are due to go on trial on Tuesday over the killing of an Amazonian Indigenou…
4 months ago
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
Dawn was breaking over the Amazonian city of Belém on Saturday morning, but in the …
Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30 ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in
Cop30 in Belém wrapped up on Saturday night more than 24 hours later than planned, and wit…
From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31 ○
A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustrated
Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil
Deleg…
5 months ago
Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention ⊖
In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis
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Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study ⊖
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers
Amazonian lakes are being transformed into simmering basins hotter than spa baths…
6 months ago
‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease ○
Preserving the Amazonian rainforest keeps communities safe from the health risks of wildfires and deforestation, research has found
For Bolivian park ranger Marcos Uzquiano, the fallout from wildfires…