Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/threats-to-the-amazon/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:06:39 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Report exposes meatpackers’ role in recent chemical deforestation in Brazil https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/report-exposes-meatpackers-role-in-recent-chemical-deforestation-in-brazil/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:38:18 +0000 How the Brazilian military sabotaged protection of Indigenous people in the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/how-the-brazilian-military-sabotaged-protection-of-indigenous-people-in-the-amazon/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:44:23 +0000 Wildcat miners: will cyanide displace mercury? https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/wildcat-miners-will-cyanide-displace-mercury/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:29:12 +0000 Extreme drought pushes Amazon’s main rivers to lowest-ever levels https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/extreme-drought-pushes-amazons-main-rivers-to-lowest-ever-levels/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:22:49 +0000 Resilient and resourceful, Brazil’s illegal gold capital resists government crackdown https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/resilient-and-resourceful-brazils-illegal-gold-capital-resists-government-crackdown/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Drought forces Amazon Indigenous communities to drink mercury-tainted water https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/drought-forces-amazon-indigenous-communities-to-drink-mercury-tainted-water/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:35:14 +0000 Nearly all Brazilian gold imported by EU is likely illegal, report says https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/nearly-all-brazilian-gold-imported-by-eu-is-likely-illegal-report-says/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:44:25 +0000 Brazil launches ‘war’ on widespread fire outbreaks & criminal arsonists https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/brazil-launches-war-on-widespread-fire-outbreaks-criminal-arsonists/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:41:19 +0000 Study shows most Amazon beef & soy demand comes from Brazil — not exports https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/study-shows-most-amazon-beef-soy-demand-comes-from-brazil-not-exports/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:33:51 +0000 As Amazonian rivers recede under drought, manatees are left exposed to poaching https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-amazonian-rivers-recede-under-drought-manatees-are-left-exposed-to-poaching/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:18:41 +0000