Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

By Ricardo Brito, Manuela Andreoni and Adriano Machado SAI CINZA, Brazil (Reuters) -Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their ...
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Indigenous women’s leadership in the Amazon: how lessons learned from covid-19 can strengthen our response to the climate crisis

Global discussions on preparedness for health emergencies are increasingly framed by the planetary “triple crisis” of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.1 The Amazon stands out, not only ...
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Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals

Major activists from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Chad and Indonesia demand a larger role at the UN summit in Belém, Brazil.
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Indigenous Activists to COP30: “We Will Fight to the Death”

Indigenous people lead COP30 protests against agribusinesses that “want to take everything.” This story is part of Covering ...
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Indigenous women leaders: ‘Climate finance is a right, not a favour’

At a COP30 fringe summit, women who’ve protected the rainforests for centuries demand access to UN climate funding ...

Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong ...
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Indigenous protesters disrupt UN climate summit again

Dozens of Indigenous demonstrators blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday in a plea for the world ...
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Scientists try to prove link between Amazon mining, disabilities in babies

SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening ...