ALMIR SURUÍ FROM BRAZIL HAS WON A UN “FOREST HERO” AWARD
Almir Narayamoga Surui, an indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon, has been given a prestigious UN Forest Heroes Award for his struggle to protect the forest.
BRAZIL: ANGER OVER ACQUITTAL
Activists in Marabá are angry that the man accused of murdering Amazon activists José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo has been acquitted.
DEADLY SINS IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
The trampling of indigenous rights, military force used against protesters, impunity, megadams and environmental destruction. Is Brazil returning to the bad old days, asks Bianca Jagger?
BRAZIL: ENTIRE TRIBES MASSACRED
One of the most important official documents of the last century, listing a long series of crimes and human rights violations inflicted on indigenous groups during the military dictatorship, has just been unearthed.
BRAZIL: OPERATION TAPAJOS SUSPENDED
A federal court has ruled that the military and police forces should be withdrawn and environmental impact studies be suspended from areas around the São Luiz do Tapajós dam in the state of Pará.
K: IN THE NAME OF THE DAUGHTER
In a passionate review of LAB's new book 'K', David Lehmann describes it as a "searing work that hovers between memoir and novel".
ANDEAN GLACIERS “GOING FAST”
Among the most sensitive indicators of global climate change, these glaciers have shrunk by at least 30% over the last 30 years. Paul Brown, from Climate News Network, reports.
BRAZIL: OPENING UP THE PAST
Finally, almost 30 years after the end of the dictatorship, Brazil's secret police, DOPS, is making available online 16 million documents. It is a step that in time should shed light on events under the military dictatorship.
VENEZUELA: CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
On 3 March Sabino Romero, an indigenous Yukpa chief, was killed in Zulia state. His daughter, Zenaida Romero,also a prominent leader, is now in danger. Please sign the petition calling for protection for her.
BRAZIL – EXPULSION OF KAYAPO INDIANS
Kayapó indians, protesting about the construction of the Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river, have been evicted by the military. The eviction has been caught in powerful pictures.