South America

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Seeds of Life

A group of Indigenous people is helping to preserve the plants of Brazil's Cerrado forest.

Multiple Authors

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PART OF: Five Hundred Years in Patagonia

The Selk’Nam’s Quest for Recognition in Chile

Multiple Authors

January 10, 2022
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PART OF: The Fight to Keep the Forest Standing

Vegetable Oils from Amazonian Seeds can be Used for Reforestation Efforts (Portuguese)

Laís Duarte
Amazon RJF Grantee

December 22, 2021
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PART OF: Effects of the Tocantins-Araguaia Hidrovia on Indigenous, Quilombola, and Ribeirinho Communities

Peoples of the Water: Saving a River and the Amazon From Industry

Tiffany Higgins
Grantee

December 21, 2021
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Effects of the Tocantins-Araguaia Hidrovia on Indigenous, Quilombola, and Ribeirinho Communities

Land invasions of Indigenous territories in the Tocantins River area have grown more frequent as...

Tiffany Higgins
Grantee

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PART OF: Five Hundred Years in Patagonia

Discovery of the Strait of Magellan Widened the World

Eduardo Bueno 'Peninha'
Guest Contributor

December 17, 2021
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PART OF: The Fight to Keep the Forest Standing

Amazon Between Life and Death: 3rd Part of Special Report Shows Sustainable Technology (Portuguese)

Laís Duarte
Amazon RJF Grantee

December 16, 2021
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PART OF: The Fight to Keep the Forest Standing

Amazon Between Life and Death: 2nd Part of Special Report Shows Impact of BR 319 (Portuguese)

Laís Duarte
Amazon RJF Grantee

December 15, 2021
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PART OF: Inside Guyana’s Struggle To Avoid the Resource Curse

Amazon Deforestation Is Rising. Guyana Offers a Rare Bright Spot

Chris Arsenault
Grantee

December 15, 2021
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PART OF: COVID-19, Fake News and Misinformation Among Indigenous Peoples of the Upper Xingu

Pandemic and Fake News in Alto Xingu (Spanish)

Multiple Authors

December 15, 2021
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PART OF: The Fight to Keep the Forest Standing

Amazon Between Life and Death: Series of Reports Shows Deforestation in the Region (Portuguese)

Laís Duarte
Amazon RJF Grantee

December 14, 2021
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Beyond the Land of 'Cordiality': Brazil Kills the Most Trans People in the World

The country kills the most trans people in the world for the 13th year, according to Transgender...

Ester Pinheiro
Grantee

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