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California to examine its Amazon oil ties after Indigenous leaders’ visit to Richmond
AN OIL TANKER SAT DOCKED at Chevron’s sprawling refinery in Richmond this week — a visible link between California’s appetite for Amazon crude and the remote rainforest territories where it’s ...
The Lancet2d
Leptospirosis deaths in children in the Amazon: syndemic inequities
We write to highlight an urgent, yet preventable public health tragedy unfolding in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In May, 2025, eight Indigenous Achuar children from Taisha—an Amazonic village from the ...
Brazil's soy farmers raze Amazon rainforest despite deforestation pact
Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a ...
California to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, ...
Amazon S3 on MSN2d
From The Andes to The Galápagos: Drone Discovery of Ecuador - Worldwide
Discover Ecuador's diverse landscapes with this stunning drone footage, capturing the lush Amazon rainforest, towering Andes ...
Mongabay3d
On World Rainforest Day, stories of Amazon danger and resistance
Rainforests are among the most critical ecosystems on Earth. Home to roughly half of all terrestrial species, they provide oxygen and habitat, and help regulate regional rain and weather patterns. In ...
California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, ...
Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protests
Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...