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    An indigenous man participates in a modeling exercise run by Conexsus in Mato Grosso, Brazil - Conexsus/Handout

    Rich in Forests, Brazil Is Trying to Build a Strong Bioeconomy

    Alongside the Brazilian Amazon’s vast soy and cattle ranching economy – a major driver ...

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    Laurie Goering and Fabio Teixeira
    This young jaguar’s “portrait” was captured by a remote camera. Image © Steve Winter/National Geographic/Big Cat Voices.

    Lula’s Victory as President Brings Hope that Jaguars Will Once Again Thrive in Brazil’s Pantanal

    We cruised the murky brown shallows of the Corixo Negro, the Black Channel, in ...

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    Sharon Guynup
    Markus Reuter by Hajo Müller

    Protecting Brazil’s Mata Atlântica Turns into a Musical Adventure

    Markus Reuter is a renowned German-born musician, composer, record producer and educator, whose work ...

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    Ana Kruger
    Observer's cartoonist Chris Riddel Gets Inspired by the Amazon

    How Does a British Cartoonist See the Political Change in Brazil

    Max Bono talks with Chris Riddell at Lucca Comics and Games, in Italy Great ...

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    Max Bono
    Dani Silva, center, alongside Francineide Ferreira dos Santos and Raimunda Gomes da Silva. All three were expelled from their land. | Pablo Albarenga

    For Dani, Defending the Amazon Is Defending the Planet’s Life

    Some 40 kilometers from the Brazilian city of Altamira, ‘Photograph Belo Monte’ is written ...

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    Pablo Albarenga and Francesc Badia I Dalmases
    People skilled with weapons, sometimes linked to the state, use violence to ensure illicit activities. Giuseppe Flandoli/Shutterstock

    The Future of the Amazon and the World Climate Is in the Hands of the Brazilian Militias

    The future of the environmental agenda is on a collision course with Brazil’s violent ...

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    Nicholas Pope
    People hold signs during a vigil following the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

    Fired from His Work with Indians, Vanished Amazon Expert Bruno Pereira Had Gone Back to the Field

    Sent to a desk job after President Jair Bolsonaro’s election, indigenous protector Bruno Pereira ...

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    Andre Cabette Fabio
    Land grabs put the rainforest at risk by increasing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

    How Brazil Is Privatizing Public Forests and Opening the Door for More Deforestation

    Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also ...

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    Gabriel Cardoso Carrero, Cynthia S. Simmons and Robert T. Walker
    Dry ground of the Jaguari dam, during a drought in Joanópolis, near São Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

    Brazil Loses 16% of Its Water. Blame it on the Amazon Deforestation

    Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry – these are the ...

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    Jennifer Ann Thomas
    Pedro Mura, from the Mura tribe, reacts in front of a deforested area inside the Amazon rainforest - REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

    Through Green Land Grabbing, Farmers in the Amazon Steal from Indians and Trick the Law

    As global demand for food commodities has swelled, so has the practice of “land ...

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    Fabio Teixeira