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In beaded headbands, a group of indigenous Brazilians is boating across a tributary of the Amazon river, flashing the same hand sign on their way to vote: "L"

A group of indigenous Brazilians, wearing beaded headbands, cruise a tributary of the Amazon River by boat, waving the same hand sign: "L" for Lula, on their

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.

In Amazon, indigenous Brazilians vote by boat

Deforestation is the clearing of forested land with the purpose of converting it to be used for something other than forest, including the raising of livestock, agriculture, mining, development or other non-forest uses.

His life certainly can’t be summed up in 256 characters. But these recollections & goodbyes from those he worked with and those he inspired at least give us the shape of his tremendous legacy.

A 2020 move to open a futures water market on the Chicago exchange has resulted in a heated conflict between those who say monetizing is a positive step, and those who see speculation as bad for the environment and traditional peoples.

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. Indigenous territory in many areas has blocked them.

Piranha are one of several often-maligned creatures having myths about their “terrifying” nature busted as the Tennessee Aquarium attempts to “un-spooky a species” and celebrate nature’s wild and weird ...

Great fish do not swim in shallow waters…the strong can and do venture upstream…the piranhas of life are not evil unless we let them devour us.