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Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell international court

Three organizations, including Greenpeace Brazil, filed a case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) pressing for the investigation into a network of politicians, law enforcement and business executives they suspect are responsible for systematic attacks against land defenders.

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‘We go in and take Indigenous lands back from cattle ranchers’: Q&A with activist Pablo Sibar

Costa Rican Indigenous leader Pablo Sibar Sibar talks to Mongabay about the Indigenous land recovery movement and the plethora of death threats he’s received for his work.

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Indigenous group sues Ecuador for earmarking its land for oil drilling

The Waorani community in Ecuador has filed a lawsuit against the government for failing to consult with it before putting its territory up for sale to the oil industry.

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Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell international court

‘We go in and take Indigenous lands back from cattle ranchers’: Q&A with activist Pablo Sibar

Indigenous group sues Ecuador for earmarking its land for oil drilling

Hotter heat waves are sticking around as the planet keeps warming

Rising seas may erase land, but not national identity, legal experts say

Old satellites vital to hurricane tracking will soon stop transmitting data

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

Senate moves to gut clean energy tax credits as deal nears

UN climate talks face growing backlash over corporate influence and stalled action