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New clearing of forest in protected area in Brazil linked to mining by Liz Kimbrough on 27 May 2021 An expansive clearing of primary forest has been detected in Tapajós Environmental Protection Area in the Brazilian Amazon, possibly driven by illegal mining activities. Satellite imagery from Planet confirms that the deforestation, which covers around 1,250 hectares (3,090 acres), or an area the size of a large international airport, occurred between January and February of this year. Mining a...

The Biggest Climate Trial of the Year Was a Chevron-Fueled ‘Charade’ Gizmodo 5 hrs ago Dharna Noor © Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Attorney Steven Donziger arrives for a court appearance at Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan on May 10, 2021 in New York City. After a week of proceedings, the criminal trial for attorney Steven Donziger—who won a multibillion-dollar case against Chevron over pollution in the Amazon rainforest—wrap...

First Posted: May 14, 2021 12:22 AM EDT Photo : Buda Mendes/Getty Images Authorities in Brazil are allegedly targeting indigenous leaders after police initially launched a probe on two prominent critics of President Jair Bolsonaros government, according to human rights activists in the country. The Guardian reported that Sônia Guajajara, the head of Brazils largest indigenous organization, the Association of Indigenous Peoples (APIB), and Almir Suruí, had been put under investigation last...

Lawyer who won Ecuador oil case against Chevron back in court fighting most vicious corporate counterattack in US history Case centres on decision by Ecuador courts to order company to pay $9.5bn in damages to people blighted by decades of polluted air and water 10 May 2021 • 10:06pm Environmental attorney Steven Donziger addresses supporters, including actress Susan Sarandon, outside federal court in Manhattan Credit: JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  It was a decade ago that Steven Donzige...

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Share Unwanted natural gas is burnt at an oil processing plant on the Napo River near Coca and the Yasuní National Park in Ecuadors Amazon (image: Alamy) Leaders of the Waorani village of Miwaguno in Ecuadors Orellana province have filed a lawsuit against PetroOriental SA, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC), arguing that the climate change impacts of gas flaring and venting during oil extraction are “an ongoing, persisten...

Biden vows US will work with Russia on climate Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP The US will work with Russia on ways to combat the climate crisis, President Joe Biden has announced, saying he looked forward to joint efforts and was “very heartened” by the country’s call for collaboration on new technologies such as carbon removal. But though Russia’s president Vladimir Putin insisted he was “genuinely ...

The financial sector faces growing pressure to cut support to companies involved in deforestation. With researchers arguing that banks are in a unique position to encourage sustainable practices among clients and across supply chains, John Basquill examines how emerging technology is opening new opportunities for trade finance lenders looking to go green.   Deforestation remains a major challenge for financial institutions, particularly those involved in supporting exports from rainforest-cov...

Cattle-driven clearing continues in Brazil’s Triunfo do Xingu protected area by Liz Kimbrough on 16 April 2021 Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area lies in the ecologically rich Xingu Basin in the Brazilian Amazon and spans some 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) — an area more than half the size of Belgium. Despite its protected status, the area has been heavily deforested, losing 476,000 hectares (1.18 million acres) of humid primary forest between 2006 and 2020, accordin...