Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced
The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most
Venezuela’s isolated indigenous groups under siege from miners, disease and guerrillas
The Hoti, Yanomami and Piaroa, isolated indigenous groups in Venezuela, are under threat on several fronts
800 women still die in childbirth every day globally: Unicef report
The lowest coverage levels tend to be in the poorest countries where maternal mortality levels are highest, it says
Gondwana ‘wellspring’ of mammalian evolution, not Laurasia: Research
Mammals evolved 50 million years earlier than thought in the southern supercontinent and migrated north from there
Come together, non-profit tells international community, as Bolsonaro takes charge
Amazon Watch adds voice to Brazil’s national indigenous movement that is mounting resistance to the far-right politician
Eight avian species declared “extinct” in new study
The species, most of which are South American, are the first avian extinctions of the 21st century
'Three of us were killed last year, but we continue to protect our forests'
Guardians of the Amazon, a tribe in the forests sent this message to the Brazilian government to help them protect an uncontacted tribe and their …
Human actions make Amazon rainforest more vulnerable to fire
Rainforests don't normally burn, but in 2015 Brazilian rainforests experienced 19,739 cases of fire
Brazil to use nuclear technology to fight spread of Zika
A cobalt-60 gamma cell irradiator is expected to be transferred to the country to produce sterile mosquitoes
Hydroelectric dams reduce tropical forest biodiversity, says study
Studies have shown that dams displace indigenous communities, affect the flow of rivers and increase greenhouse gas emissions
Romance and thrills in the Amazonian jungle
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Children of the earth, worshippers of nature
Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan human rights activist and peasant leader, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Menchu was witness to the …
After Bengaluru, now Bogota? High in the Andes, Colombia’s capital begins water rationing
City facing the cumulative impacts of El Nino climate phenomenon, says Colombian environment minister
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
Many people don’t even know what these vaping devices contain
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Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees
The reduced workweek will extend throughout May
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Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why
Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …
After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis
Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …
Amazon fires declined in September, but deforestation persists: Amazon Watch
The outbreak of fires in the rainforest declined 19.6 per cent compared to the same period last year
Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks
Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon
Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …
COVID-19 could complete the conquest of the Americas that started 500 years ago
By destroying Amazonia’s last uncontacted peoples, it will do what smallpox and others did in centuries past
