commons.wikimedia.org They’re defending their land—and paying with their lives Since a 2016 peace deal, nearly 1,300 Colombians living in former guerrilla territories have been killed resisting mining, logging, and drugs.
Politics www.nytimes.com ‘Going in the wrong direction': More tropical forest loss in 2019 Brazil was responsible for more than a third of the total global loss in 2019.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Indigenous groups isolated by coronavirus face another threat: hunger Indigenous people across the Americas are trying to defend their communities from the pandemic. But for many, isolation can quickly turn into deprivation.
Solutions reasonstobecheerful.world Trees are healing the planet A recent study found that new forests might be our best shot at saving the world. A global guide to doing it right.
Causes news.mongabay.com Land grabbing, cattle ranching ravage Colombian Amazon after FARC demobilization While Colombian authorities have targeted small farmers in and around national parks, large-scale deforesters have yet to face serious consequences.
Causes www.dw.com Can bird watching help save Colombia′s forests? Former war zones are fast becoming bird-watching hotspots. And that could help preserve them.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Tropical forests suffered near-record tree losses in 2017 New satellite data reveals that the world's tropical forests lost roughly 39 million acres of trees last year - an area the size of Bangladesh.
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley
