Tag: BRAZIL
Brazil opens 38,000 square miles of indigenous lands to outsiders
FUNAI, Brazil’s indigenous agency, has reversed a long-standing policy with a new instruction paving the way for the legitimization of outsider land claims made within indigenous territories which are still in the process of gaining official recognition.
Vulnerable to Coronavirus, Social Distancing Isn’t an Option for Prisoners in El Salvador’s Crowded...
In the overcrowded jails of Latin America’s El Salvador social distancing is a remote possibility, poor medical facilities makes such prisons “coronavirus time-bombs” waiting to explode.
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
On Dec. 23, we announced the winner: the 8.4 million soccer fields of land deforested in the Amazon over the past decade. That’s 24,000 square miles, or about 10.3 million American football fields.
Latin America saw most murdered environmental defenders in 2018
Eighty-three of the 164 environmental defenders killed around the world in 2018 were from Latin America.
Global Concern over Burning Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is witnessing massive wildfires contributing much to its destruction.
Amazon rainforest fires leave São Paulo in the dark
The number of forest fires in Brazil soared 85 percent between January 1 and August 20 compared to a year ago, according to data from the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Roughly half of fire occurrences of this year were registered in the last 20 days, INPE data showed.
Livelihood Protection and Environmental Vigilantism in the Amazon Rainforest
Fighting against climate change and advocating the rights of indigenous communities in Brazilian rain-forests are central to a worldwide struggle for justice.
