Welcome to Itaituba, the gold laundering capital of Brazil
Amidst an explosion in illegal mining operations in the Amazon, a city on the banks of the Tapajós River has become a major beneficiary and facilitator
The Nawa struggle against ‘environmentalism without people’ continues
Ethnic group living in Acre has been waiting since 1999 for recognition of their ancestral lands, which were turned into a national park and made off-limit to inhabitants. Demarcation resumed in 2023, then stalled once again
Where there are no votes, there are no schools
For more than 20 years, traditional forest communities and residents of extractive reserves in the Amazon have fought for the right to a decent education, but politicians and government agencies have paid little heed
Where there are no votes, there are no schools
For more than 20 years, traditional forest communities and residents of extractive reserves in the Amazon have fought for the right to a decent education, but politicians and government agencies have paid little heed
Online mercury sales and other stories
A two-minute round-up of the latest news about the Amazon region
Norwegian and French companies turn Barcarena into a city of environmental disasters
The Amazonian municipality has had nearly 30 accidents in two decades, 16 of them connected to Norway’s Norsk Hydro and France’s Imerys, and residents fear contamination from heavy metals and a 636% spike in cancer cases from 2000 to 2022
