Brazil: 2 Indigenous 'Forest Guardians' Fighting Illegal Deforestation Killed

Brazil: 2 Indigenous 'Forest Guardians' Fighting Illegal Deforestation Killed

Two indigenous members of the Guajajara tribe in Brazil who were also "forest guardians" were killed.
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Here's why Costa Rica shone the brightest in the recent COP26.
Indigenous Groups Push to Protect 80 Percent of Amazon From Deforestation

Indigenous Groups Push to Protect 80 Percent of Amazon From Deforestation

Indigenous groups in Brazil are urging world leaders to support their new target to protect 80 percent of the Amazon from deforestation by 2025.
A small fire burns by the side of the road between Porto Velho and Humaita in Brazil's Amazonas state, September 5, 2019.

Brazil Sends Military Troops to Protect the Amazon Rainforest from Deforestation

The government deployed thousands of soldiers to combat the surge of deforestation within the Brazilian Amazon.
A deforested and burnt plot is seen in Jamanxim National Forest in the Amazon, near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2019.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Hit Record-High Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has reached a new 11-year high as the coronavirus pandemic ravages across the nation.
Deforestation in Brazil

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Doubled in January

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil was criticized due to the spiking increase of deforestation in the country's Amazon forest.
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