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End of impunity for Indigenous killings in sight for Brazil’s Guajajaraplay icon
Paulo Paulino Guajajara was murdered in an ambush allegedly by loggers in November 2019. He was a target given his work as ...

End of impunity for Indigenous killings in sight for Brazil’s Guajajara

Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed in November 2019 in the Brazilian Amazon. Justice may soon be on the horizon for the Guajajara people: Paulo’s case will be the first killing of an Indigenous defender that will go before a federal jury.

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First coronavirus deaths reported in Indigenous communities in the Amazon
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First coronavirus deaths reported in Indigenous communities in the Amazon

“COVID-19 has fertile terrain to spread rapidly among the populations that live in Amazonia,” says president of prominent Brazilian rights group.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls Amazon deforestation ‘cultural,’ says it ‘will never end’
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls Amazon deforestation ‘cultural,’ says it ‘will never end’

The pro-development president shrugged off government data showing deforestation reached an 11-year high on his watch.
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Defenders of threatened tribes warn of mounting hostility in the Amazon
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Defenders of threatened tribes warn of mounting hostility in the Amazon

Rights advocates anticipate calamity as Brazil moves to weaken the agency that has long worked to protect indigenous communities and their homelands.
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EPA moves to further limit protections for wetlands

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Solar power surges ahead despite political opposition

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants