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Anglo American seeking to mine on indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon
Anglo American, one of the biggest mining companies in the world, and its two Brazilian subsidiaries have submitted nearly 300 applications to dig for gold and other minerals.
‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon
Altered forests threaten sustainability of subsistence hunting
The way humans have changed the forests of Central and South America may be making it impossible for subsistence hunters to continue their way of life, according to two conservation scientists.
Land rights, forests, food systems central to limiting global warming: Report
Ecuador: Waorani people map their rainforest to save it
Ecuador's indigenous Waorani have undertaken a three-year mission to map out the natural riches of their territory in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon — a region zoned by the government for oil exploration and exploitation.
680000 acres of Amazon rainforest may be lost to Peru’s new roads
Late last year, the Peruvian government gave the go-ahead for the construction of new roads along its border with Brazil in the Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions. The main road would span 172 miles, connecting the towns of Puerto Esperanza and Iñapari. But such development has a cost.