Criminal gold, açaí price surge and other stories
A two-minute digest of Amazon news stories
Politicians’ farms invade indigenous areas and other stories
A one-minute digest of news stories about the rainforest
Petrobras’ plans at the mouth of the Amazon River: What’s happening?
With help from readers, SUMAÚMA put together a Q&A of your questions on this topic
Anti-Marina politicians in Amapá spread disinformation over Amazon oil drilling plans
Deputies and senators in the state of Amapá have organized a public hearing to try to discredit the environment ministry’s decision to block exploration in the Mouth of the Amazon River. They allowed no counter-argument or scientific debate and left it too late for indigenous communities to build a consensus. Instead they hammered home a political message and campaigned for pro-drilling Randolfe Rodrigues to replace Marina Silva as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
If Lula sacrifices the environment, his government is over
Between heavy fire from a predatory Congress and friendly fire from the government leader in the Souse of Representatives, Marina Silva and the ministry she leads are suffering their first major attack. But it’s not just about Marina. It’s about our children and our existence on this planet-house.
Lula faces civil society resistance to Amazon oil exploration
Eighty organizations have written to government ministers and public officials warning about the risks of exploration and the need to establish sound technical and scientific precautions to avoid catastrophe.
