Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ...
In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples
Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of ...
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Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe ... by a jagged shoreline that has been home for centuries to Indigenous people known as Mura. “It’s the most beautiful sunset ...
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‘I’m Still Here’ Eunice Paiva’s pivotal role in Brazil’s Indigenous & environmental rights
The presence of Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, a distinguished Luso-Brazilian scholar specializing in Brazil’s Indigenous peoples, behind the scenes of the production, moved the actress portraying ...
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Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory
When left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat Bolsonaro to become the President in 2023, hope returned to the Indigenous people in Brazil. The new President promised to evict invaders from ...
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The wisdom of Indigenous conservation
and can be far less costly to protect,” said Dinamam Tuxá of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB). Studies indicate that Indigenous land rights are key to habitat restoration ...
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In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor ... over heavy metal contamination in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people. The civil lawsuit, filed Friday and disclosed this week ...