‘We are really in for the fight of our lives, where surely, all life matters’
Australian Aboriginal writer Alexis Wright says there is no safe haven from global collapse. Yet she believes that strong, voluminous literature can help us make sense of what we are going through
EM SUMA
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Vive na Amazônia e quer ser jornalista-floresta? O Micélio começa em março de 2025
Programa de coformação está aberto para toda a Amazônia Legal e as inscrições vão até 30 de novembro. São apenas oito vagas: saiba como participar
Only ancestral peoples have the technology to regenerate a dying forest
Urgent action is needed to contain the capitalist metastasis spreading through the Amazon and far beyond
O dia em que homens brancos de terno negociaram o futuro dos Indígenas
Como foram as cinco horas da sessão de conciliação do inconciliável proposta pelo ministro Gilmar Mendes, com o apoio da maioria de seus colegas do STF, para decidir sobre o marco temporal
A Ribeirinho raised by grandma
In this podcast episode, forest-journalist Maxiel Ferreira, a participant in the Mycelium-SUMAÚMA Co-Training Program, tells the story of his grandmother, Francisca Ferreira, an Amazonian woman who embodies strength and resilience: 'She gave me life'
Opinion
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Indigenous voices climb
Alok’s pyramid, but the
destruction wrought by agro
interests is there too
Brazil's most famous DJ, star of the Sertanejo Circuit, is releasing an album in partnership with Indigenous musicians, but he doesn’t seem to understand the complexity of the cause he has embraced
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
A fish-eye view of Belo Monte’s brutal impact
River-journalist Sara Lima uses her deep knowledge of the Xingu to imagine how water-dwellers suffer from the hydroelectric dam that is choking the Volta Grande region. The story is told in graphic form through a character, Pacu Seringa, who represents life on the river.
Ecuador: illegal mining in the Amazon finances drug gangs
Gold exploration has lined the pockets of the organized crime groups terrorizing the country, and contaminated rivers with mercury
