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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
    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
    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
    Brazil's President at the launch of the National Green Growth Program in Brasília, EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves

    Brazil Vows to Stop Deforestation. But Can You Trust President Bolsonaro?

    On the second day of COP26 – the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow – ...

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    Marcus Gomes and George Ferns
    Cut trees in the Amazon. Tarcisio Schnaider / shutterstock

    Getting Rid of President Bolsonaro Won’t Solve the Deforestation Problem in the Amazon

    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires ...

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    Larissa Basso and Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
    An illustrated portrait of Fernando dos Santos Araújo. Illustration by Gabi Hawkins

    The Fear of Being Killed Is Not Enough to Deter Those Fighting for Justice and Land in the Amazon

    Fernando dos Santos Araújo woke up alongside his love, Bruno Pereira Gomes, on May ...

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    Yessenia Funes
    A federal police operation in 2017 targeted environmental crimes in Mato Grosso do Sul. Courtesy of Brazil's Federal Police.

    Land Invasions More than Double in Brazil. Majority of Victims Are Indians

    Land conflicts in Brazil hit 1,576 cases in 2020, the highest number ever recorded ...

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    Juliana Ennes
    Harvest time at a palm oil plantation in Pará, Brazil. Photo by Miguel Pinheiro/CIFOR.

    They Call Themselves Green, But Palm Oil in the Amazon Means Deforestation and Human Rights Violations

    Guided by an Indigenous leader, we drove down dusty roads in the Turé-Mariquita Indigenous ...

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    Karla Mendes
    The Amazon rainforest meets soybean fields in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Paralaxis/Shutterstock

    The Future of Brazil’s Amazon Depends on What You Eat Every Day

    Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food ...

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    Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy