Here comes the sun canoe, as Amazonians take on Big Oil →
Ecuadorian indigenous groups hope innovation will reduce amount of oil taken from forest only to be brought back as pollution. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreA nun’s journey in the amazon →
In her work aiding Brazil’s rural poor, Sister Jean Bellini practices “accompaniment.” The term gives Catholics a way of ministering to, or alongside, all suffering people, including those who don’t fully share their faith. THE NEW YORKER
Read MoreAmazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction →
Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon. Environmental campaigners and indigenous groups say the policies of Brazil's populist leader Jair Bolsonaro have heavily contributed to the destruction of the rainforest. Now, Chief Raoni Metuktire is visiting the UK to try and raise international support for their plan. BBC NEWS
Read MoreScientists support indigenous land rights →
Indigenous territories (ITs) and protected natural areas (PNAs) in the Amazon are emitting formerly undetected amounts of carbon, yet their net emissions remain low, allowing them to outperform other land categories across the nine-nation region. THE ECOLOGIST
Read MoreAmazon tribes gather to plan resistance to Brazil government →
Bolsonaro has vowed to integrate Brazil's indigenous people into the broader economy while tapping the commercial potential of their reservations. PLACE
Read MoreColombia's Amazon forest gets boost with $366 million protection fund →
Norway, Germany and Britain said on Thursday they would spend up to $366 million over the next five years to help Colombia reduce deforestation in its vast Amazon rainforest. The three nations have backed Colombia's efforts to preserve forest areas covering almost 60 million hectares since 2015, with about $180 million invested so far. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreClimate activists urge corporations To 'give a s**t' about amazon deforestation →
Protests are targeting companies that haven't met their own pledges, demanding they "step up" in the climate change fight. THE HUFFINGTON POST
Read MoreAmazon fires: The volunteer firefighters battling to save Brazil’s rainforest →
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade. One group of nature lovers has taken matters into its own hands. BBC NEWS
Read MoreResistance and rebuilding in the Amazon →
Indigenous Sapara people are resisting oil extractivism and building the case for protecting 30 million hectares of the Amazon. THE ECOLOGIST
Read MoreAmazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact →
Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world's largest tropical forest. BBC NEWS
Read MoreColombia's indigenous tribes share secrets to safeguard Amazon forest →
As regional leaders gather for a summit on protecting the Amazon, where fires are raging, indigenous leaders say they have forest knowledge politicians cannot afford to overlook. PLACE
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