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Six grassroots environmental activists will receive the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 24. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman Prize honors environmental activists from the six continental regions. The prize was founded in 1989 by U.S. philanthropists Rhoda and Richard Goldman. This year’s winners include a conservationist who created a new marine protected […]

Alessandra Korap Munduruku's defence of her group's territory led to a U-turn from Anglo American.

London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communities

Indigenous communities condemned Lisa Kenny’s visit, claiming company is operating on illegally deforested land

With the slogan “Invest in Klabin and build a sustainable future” and a long list of awards for its commitment to preserving the environment, Brazilian pulp and paper manufacturer Klabin S.A. has drawn attention and resources in the financial market. At the end of 2022, the company held at least $680 million in stocks and […]

In his widely awaited letter, Larry Fink counters ESG critics and sounds off about climate risk.

The beauty of the Amazon rainforest and its peoples, and the threats facing them, emerge in a Sebastião Salgado photo show at the California Science Center.

Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons; non-profit Amazon Watch asks for probe into those behind the ‘horror’

“One in every nine tanks of gas, diesel or jet fuel pumped in California comes from the Amazon,” one researcher said.

On the morning of May 24, 2017, police and military carried out an operation in the Santa Lúcia farm in Brazil’s northern Amazon state of Pará, killing 10 unarmed rural land users. Witnesses say the men and women were killed while trying to take shelter and hide in the rain. The police say they were […]