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Credit Suisse, Dutch lender ING and France's BNP Paribas have decided to stop financing the trade in crude oil from Ecuador, the banks said on Monday, following pressure from campaigners aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest.

* Indigenous leaders in Amazon rainforest welcome the move * Advocay groups call for moratorium on new drilling (Adds investor comment) ZURICH/LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse, Dutch lender ING and France’s BNP Paribas have decided to stop financing trade in crude oil from Ecuador, the banks said on Monday, after pressure from campaigners aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest. The role of European lenders in backing the trade came under scrutiny in August, when a report by advocacy ...

Every April, Sweden’s main highway comes to a periodic standstill. Hundreds of reindeer overseen by indigenous Sami herders shuffle across the asphalt on the E4 as they begin their journey west to the mountains after a winter gorging on the lichen near the city of Umeå. As Sweden’s main arterial road has become busier, the crossings have become increasingly fractious, especially if authorities do not arrive in time to close the road. Sometimes...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Amazonas variant, a new mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus originating in Manaus (Brazil) and different from those in the United Kingdom and South Africa, is already in Peru, said on Tuesday, January 19th, Carlos Calampa, Health Director of Loreto, the largest region of the Peruvian Amazon, bordering Brazil. "Clinically we have no doubts," said Calampa in statements to Channel N after confirming with several institutions a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in Loreto...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Critically Acclaimed Award-Winning Drama “Song Without a Name” Named as the Oscar® Entry for Peru January 19, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 19, 2021-- “ Song Without a Name ” (“Canción sin nombre”), a critically acclaimed, award-winning drama directed by Melina León, has been announced as Peru’s International Feature Film entry for the 93 rd Academy Awards ®. León become...

The True Cradle of Chocolate The True Cradle of Chocolate Cacao is a native species of the Americas. Latin America is responsible for 16 percent of the cacao beans produced in the world. Ecuador plants almost half of them, according to the International Cocoa Organization. There is a dispute regarding its origin. Mayans, Toltecs, and Aztecs in Mexico and Central America domesticated it 3,600 years ago, but scientists have determined that cacao already grew in the Upper Amazon 5,000 years ago. I...

. In May 2016, Pope Francis responded to a question posed at the triennial assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG): If women religious are already performing the many ministries of deacons, why not form a commission to study the restoration of women to the diaconate? The pope responded immediately, naming 12 scholars the following August to the Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women who met in Rome four times and returned a report by June 2018. The pope gave ...

The 2021 Flatirons Food Film Festival Highlights Indigenous and Black American Foodways Tune in to the virtual event for 13 film programs, immersive food pairings, discussions with top culinary leaders, and more. Jenny McCoy •   January 12, 2021 The Flatirons Food Film Festival (FFFF) is back—pandemic notwithstanding. This year, the Boulder-based event will be virtual, of course, but attendees can expect many of the same components from years past, including live screenings, Q&A discuss...

gaita flutes: indigenous Colombian instruments made of cactus wood, beeswax, charcoal powder, and duck quills.” parent and child eating snacks together Image zoom | Credit: David Tsay Go On A Food Tour Turn mealtime into a fun history lesson by pointing out the indigenous backgrounds of these common ingredients. Avocado: Believe it or not, gua...

Top positive environmental stories from 2020: Species evade extinction, more protected areas, monitoring tech improves Interest in renewable energy surged, and multiple Indigenous women leaders got some long-overdue credit and recognition in 2020. Jan 07, 2021 18:45:36 IST All told, this was a pretty bleak year. The COVID-19 pandemic brought tragedy and confusion; fires razed parts of Australia, the Amazon, and the Western U.S.; and the world is still barreling headlong into the sixth mass ext...