South America

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PART OF: The Impact of Extreme Heat on Delivery Workers

Paraguay’s El Surti Reveals Effects of Rising Temperatures Through Experiment With Delivery Drivers

Katherine Pennacchio
Guest Contributor

January 29, 2024
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Pulitzer Center Update

A Deeper Look at Our 5 Focus Areas

Mental Health, Misinformation, and More: Our New Focus Areas and Topics The Pulitzer Center has...

Multiple Authors

January 26, 2024
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PART OF: Lobbies and Pressures Behind Anchoveta Management in Peru

PRODUCE Issued Irregular Permits To Export More Than 24 Tons of Shark Fins (Spanish)

Magali Estrada Astiquipan
ORN Fellow

January 25, 2024
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PART OF: Bolsonaro’s Legacy to Lula: Illegal Mining Infests Indigenous Lands

Garimpo Swallows Malocas, Displaces Villages and Emergency Helicopters Expand Yanomami Rescues

Multiple Authors

January 19, 2024
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Project

How Ecuador Became a Hub for Narco Mines

As illegal gold mining spreads across the largest rainforest, this project looks at its brutal...

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READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - How Ecuador Became a Hub for Narco Mines
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PART OF: The Grand Experiment

Video: The Project AmazonFACE (French)

Multiple Authors

January 15, 2024
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PART OF: How Ecuador Became a Hub for Narco Mines

How Bolivia’s Gold Rush Is Poisoning Indigenous Communities

Dan Collyns
Amazon RJF Grantee

January 10, 2024
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PART OF: The Impact of the Globalization of Ayahuasca on the Amazon Rainforest

Ayahuasca Ritual: What It’s Like and How Much Psychedelic Tourism in the Amazon Costs (Portuguese)

Carlos Minuano
Amazon RJF Grantee

January 9, 2024
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Project

A Land of Rights

While social movements grow stronger and press for agrarian reform, political groups and landowners...

Marcela Bonfim
Amazon RJF Grantee

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PART OF: Peru’s Isolated Tribes Under Pressure

False Claims of U.N. Backing See Indigenous Groups Cede Forest Rights for Sketchy Finance

Glòria Pallarès
Rainforest Investigations Fellow

January 4, 2024
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PART OF: Peatlands: A Chilean Treasure Hidden in Patagonia

Climate Guardians in Crisis: Searching for a Conciliatory Path Through Science

Multiple Authors

January 2, 2024
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PART OF: Amazon: Fire Against Fire

Biocosmetics Are a Model of Sustainable Economy in the Amazon (Portuguese)

Multiple Authors

December 28, 2023