We are the Amazon
After the
Catholic Church started the preparation for its Amazon Synod, Christian Aid’s Latin
America and the Caribbean division worked with faith-based organisations across
the region. Together...
Climate change: young Indigenous people speak out
A number of indigenous leaders from the Amazon were at the forefront of climate action events in New York 19-28 September 2019. The protests,...
Indigenous Amazonians in New York for climate week
“A number of indigenous leaders from the Amazon were at the forefront of climate action events in New York 19-28 September 2019. The protests,...
Climate Change: land use is crucial, says IPCC
When we think of climate change, we often envision it in terms of forest clearance, shrinking ice caps, melting glaciers and rising oceans. But...
Amazon fires — LAB Newsletter September 2019
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
11 September 2019
Amazon fires caused by land-grabbing on an industrial scale
In addition to our website, LAB’s Facebook page provides a...
Greta Thunberg: voice and silence
This open letter, from a distinguished group of Brazilian mental health academics andprofessionals, was first published in El Pais Brazil on 2 September 2019...
Threats multiply – LAB Newsletter June 2019
2 July 2019
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend
Threats multiply - to women, diversity and the environment
Somos Guerreras is a collective of seasoned artists comprised of...
The power of the first generation without hope
In May, I gave a talk at Harvard University on the Amazon and creating futures and I closed it by saying that hope, like...
Brazil guts environmental agencies, clears way for unchecked deforestation
by Sue Branford & Thais Borges
The Bolsonaro administration has launched policies that undermine IBAMA, Brazil’s environmental agency, and ICMBio (The Chico Mendes Institute) which...
Former ministers blast Bolsonaro’s environmental assaults
by Thaís Borges & Sue Branford
A new manifesto by eight of Brazil’s past environment ministers has accused the rightist Bolsonaro administration of...
