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Two Women, One Amazon: Actress Jane Fonda and Waorani leader Wiña Omaca Boyotai join forces in a global call for indigenous rights.

Yesterday, Jane delivered a letter to the Ecuadorian consulate in Los Angeles, urging the highest court in Ecuador to defend the rights of the Waorani people. Yesterday, Wiña did the same, traveling from her homeland to Quito to defend...

Microsoft will allocate millions to reforest the Amazon and offset the impact of AI.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a tool that requires a lot of energy to operate. This also implies an enormous environmental impact. That's why Microsoft will reforest the Amazon to "offset" its expenditure. The tech giant will allocate 200 million dollars...

Introducing Sauron, a new species of vegetarian piranha.

A group of biologists has made an astonishing discovery in the renowned Amazon River: a new species of vegetarian fish that resembles a piranha, but with unique characteristics that set it apart. Named as “Mylopus sauron”, this species has captured...

Rubber: the element that helps to create a sustainable economy

Rubber went from being a simple natural raw material to become a solution to drive sustainable economy in the Amazon. An example of this is Renato Cordeiro, who with the first lights of the day on the Amazonian island...

What La Bomba, the river that boils at 45 degrees in Peru, is like

After a four-hour journey through the Peruvian rainforest, La Bomba appears: a river that boils at 45 degrees. Also known as Shanay-timpishka or Boiling River, it is part of a tributary in the central-eastern region of the country that...

Desperate plea from residents of the Brazilian Amazon following record wildfires

After a fateful 2024 with a historic record of fires in 17 years in the region, the inhabitants of the Brazilian Amazon make their voices heard. The region's inhabitants helplessly endured the onslaught of fire, with over 140,000 hotspots, according...

Discovery of hidden city in the Amazon leaves historians speechless

A group of researchers from the Amazonia Revelada project, in collaboration with the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the University of São Paulo, has made a stunning discovery by locating a hidden city dating back to the 18th...

Presence of mercury in rivers threatens the health of Amazonian communities

In the depths of the **Bolivian Amazon**, where the jungle hides ancient stories and traditions, the indigenous communities esse eja and tacana face a crisis that transcends generations. Nature, revered as a mother, is being poisoned by an invisible...

The starting point of the Amazon River: where is it located?

The Amazon River Basin is the largest in the world, covering over 6 million square kilometers, representing 44% of the terrestrial territory of South America, according to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia. This ecosystem is crucial...

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Small actions that create a big environmental impact: how to contribute to caring for the planet

Environmental problems are becoming increasingly evident, making it essential for all of us to participate in environmental protection through...