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Several new rules were approved on December 28, 2023, all extremely relevant to tax law. Our tax team summarizes some of the more relevant new rules...

“Our wildest dreams never included what we are doing now,” says conservationist Paul Rosolie in a new podcast interview with Mongabay. What began as a grassroots initiative of his and partner Juan Julio Durand, Junglekeepers has evolved into a conservation nonprofit now protecting 55,000 acres (22,258 hectares) of rainforest in the Las Piedras corridor of […]

A Brazilian municipality passed a groundbreaking law that designates the Komi Memem River and its tributaries as living entities with rights.

GUAJARA-MIRIM, Brazil — On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while

In late June, the Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River “as a living entity and subject to rights.”

GUAJARA-MIRIM, BRAZIL—On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored…

GUAJARA-MIRIM, Brazil (AP) — On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing,

This legislation gives special legal status to the Komi Memem river and its adjoining tributaries, recognising them as living entities endowed with entitlements. These rights consist of the preservation of their natural course and the safeguarding of the surrounding woods.

"On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored waters."

The Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River 'as a living entity and subject to rights.'