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Peruvian Indigenous Leader Wins Goldman Prize for Securing Legal Personhood for Amazon River
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, a Kukama Indigenous leader from Peru, won the Goldman Environmental Prize for securing legal personhood for the Marañon River after a three-year legal battle against the Peruvian government's oil operations, which caused over 60 oil spills since 1997.
Peruvian Indigenous Leader Wins Goldman Prize for Securing Legal Personhood for Amazon River
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, a Kukama Indigenous leader from Peru, won the Goldman Environmental Prize for securing legal personhood for the Marañon River after a three-year legal battle against the Peruvian government's oil operations, which caused over 60 oil spills since 1997.
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20% Bias Score
Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
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48% Bias Score
Illegal Gold Mining Ravages Amazon, Defying Crackdowns
Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4219 hectares of rainforest over the past two years, despite government crackdowns; the activity has merely shifted locations, causing severe environmental damage and health problems, and highlighting the need for stric...
Illegal Gold Mining Ravages Amazon, Defying Crackdowns
Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4219 hectares of rainforest over the past two years, despite government crackdowns; the activity has merely shifted locations, causing severe environmental damage and health problems, and highlighting the need for stric...
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40% Bias Score
Lula Visits Raoni Amidst Amazon Oil Exploration Dispute
On April 4, 2025, Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited cacique Raoni in the Xingu region, awarding him the National Order of Merit. Raoni urged Lula to halt Amazon oil exploration plans, highlighting the conflict between economic interests and environmental protection, while indigenous groups p...
Lula Visits Raoni Amidst Amazon Oil Exploration Dispute
On April 4, 2025, Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited cacique Raoni in the Xingu region, awarding him the National Order of Merit. Raoni urged Lula to halt Amazon oil exploration plans, highlighting the conflict between economic interests and environmental protection, while indigenous groups p...
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36% Bias Score
Wolverhampton Man's Ultra Marathon Fundraising for Mother's MS
James March, a 24-year-old from Wolverhampton, is running the Jungle Ultra marathon in the Amazon rainforest in June to raise funds for two MS charities after being inspired by his mother's condition, primary progressive MS, which prevents her from moving from the neck down or communicating.
Wolverhampton Man's Ultra Marathon Fundraising for Mother's MS
James March, a 24-year-old from Wolverhampton, is running the Jungle Ultra marathon in the Amazon rainforest in June to raise funds for two MS charities after being inspired by his mother's condition, primary progressive MS, which prevents her from moving from the neck down or communicating.
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4% Bias Score
Colombia's First Indigenous Environment Minister Prioritizes Community-Based Solutions
Lena Estrada Añokazi, a 42-year-old Uitoto woman from the Amazonian La Chorrera, became Colombia's first Indigenous environment minister, promising community-based solutions to deforestation and prioritizing dialogue with all stakeholders.
Colombia's First Indigenous Environment Minister Prioritizes Community-Based Solutions
Lena Estrada Añokazi, a 42-year-old Uitoto woman from the Amazonian La Chorrera, became Colombia's first Indigenous environment minister, promising community-based solutions to deforestation and prioritizing dialogue with all stakeholders.
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32% Bias Score
British Tourist Lynched in Ecuadorian Amazon
A British man was lynched and burned alive by a mob in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest on April 20th after being held by police for six hours on suspicion of killing a local man, Rodrigo Chavez, at an anniversary event for the Kichwa community in the Playas de Cuyabeno parish.
British Tourist Lynched in Ecuadorian Amazon
A British man was lynched and burned alive by a mob in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest on April 20th after being held by police for six hours on suspicion of killing a local man, Rodrigo Chavez, at an anniversary event for the Kichwa community in the Playas de Cuyabeno parish.
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60% Bias Score
Brazil's Shrinking Water Resources: A National and Global Crisis
Brazil is facing a severe water crisis due to deforestation, climate change, and poor management, resulting in shrinking water surfaces, water shortages, and economic impacts.
Brazil's Shrinking Water Resources: A National and Global Crisis
Brazil is facing a severe water crisis due to deforestation, climate change, and poor management, resulting in shrinking water surfaces, water shortages, and economic impacts.
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28% Bias Score
Illegal Amazon Gold Mining: Deforestation Continues Despite Crackdowns
Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4,219 hectares of rainforest in two years, despite government crackdowns; activity shifted from areas like Yanomami (down 7%) and Kayapó (down 31%) to Sararé (up 93%), causing severe environmental damage and health risk...
Illegal Amazon Gold Mining: Deforestation Continues Despite Crackdowns
Illegal gold mining in four major Brazilian indigenous territories has destroyed 4,219 hectares of rainforest in two years, despite government crackdowns; activity shifted from areas like Yanomami (down 7%) and Kayapó (down 31%) to Sararé (up 93%), causing severe environmental damage and health risk...
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40% Bias Score
Colombian Town Models Sustainable Living in the Amazon
Located in the Colombian Amazon, Puerto Nariño is a municipality where vehicles are banned, fostering exceptional cleanliness and attracting tourists; its Indigenous-led sustainability initiatives, including water recycling and wildlife monitoring, contribute to its ecological success.
Colombian Town Models Sustainable Living in the Amazon
Located in the Colombian Amazon, Puerto Nariño is a municipality where vehicles are banned, fostering exceptional cleanliness and attracting tourists; its Indigenous-led sustainability initiatives, including water recycling and wildlife monitoring, contribute to its ecological success.
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52% Bias Score
Amazon Drought Exposes Healthcare Crisis: Traditional Midwives Fill the Void
In the face of a severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon, traditional midwife Tabita dos Santos Moraes provides essential healthcare to pregnant women in the remote village of Deus e Pai, near Tefe, highlighting the critical role of these often under-resourced professionals and the urgent need for im...
Amazon Drought Exposes Healthcare Crisis: Traditional Midwives Fill the Void
In the face of a severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon, traditional midwife Tabita dos Santos Moraes provides essential healthcare to pregnant women in the remote village of Deus e Pai, near Tefe, highlighting the critical role of these often under-resourced professionals and the urgent need for im...
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Devastates Peruvian Amazon's Imiría Wetlands
Climate change is severely impacting the Shipibo-Konibo community in Peru's Imiría Regional Conservation Area, causing decreased rainfall, reduced fish populations, and wildfires, confirming ancestral predictions and threatening their way of life and the fragile Amazonian ecosystem.
Climate Change Devastates Peruvian Amazon's Imiría Wetlands
Climate change is severely impacting the Shipibo-Konibo community in Peru's Imiría Regional Conservation Area, causing decreased rainfall, reduced fish populations, and wildfires, confirming ancestral predictions and threatening their way of life and the fragile Amazonian ecosystem.
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24% Bias Score
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