Tapajos under attack 7: Soy invasion poses imminent threat to Amazon
The meteoric rise in soy production in the state of Mato Grosso is eating up rainforest and savanna at a staggering rate, with...
Brazil: the flesh is weak but the meat is rotten
São Paulo, March 22nd. With their usual fine sense of irony, the Federal Police named their latest operation, launched on Friday 17th, “Carne Fraca”...
Tapajós under attack 1: Temer government set to overthrow Brazil’s environmental...
A catastrophic setback to environmental and indigenous protections was narrowly averted last week when quick action from two federal deputies prevented the agricultural lobby...
Tapajós under attack 5: Greenwash in the Tapajós
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large...
Tapajós under attack 2. Battle for the Amazon – The Tapajós...
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and also at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build more...
Belize: Conservation in the forest
In a third and final blog post from Punta Gorda, Belize, Rachel joins an indigenous community led forest patrol and witnesses the damaging impacts...
6. Iriri families fight for their homelands
The extraordinary story of Doña Zefa's fight to remain on her land in the face of an over-literal interpretation of conservation law which may see her evicted.
5. Iriri River folk face eviction ‘to protect environment’
The colonos and beiradeiros live sustainably, but a new ecological station created around them could force these rural people from their lands.
4. Xipaya Indians & Beiradeiros: a tale of two cultures
Visits to Arara and Xipaya indian communities and beiradeiro river people, the conflicts, agreements and pursuit of fair treatment.
3. The Iriri river, conservation and its costs
A discussion with settlers about their problems: dams, conservation regulations and land thieves; and a visit to a 'ghost' ranch.