Death And Denial In Brazil's Amazon Capital

Manaus is one of Brazil's hardest-hit cities. The country has more than 23,000 virus deaths. But due to insufficient testing many are quick to rule out the possibility that COVID-19 claimed their loved ones, meaning the toll is a vast undercount. (May 26)        

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    The number of fires shows no signs of easing as Brazil’s Roraima faces unprecedented blazes, and several Amazonian countries, including Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela, registered record-high outbreaks ...
    04/22/2024 - 7:59 pm | View Link
  • Deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon fall to a 5-year low
    By Mongabay.com Forest clearing detected by Brazil’s deforestation alert system fell to the lowest level in nearly five years, according to data released last week by the country’s space agency, INPE.
    04/18/2024 - 11:36 am | View Link
  • Brazil's plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff Indigenous resistance
    State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration project, which would open the most promising part of Brazil's ...
    04/18/2024 - 1:35 am | View Link
  • Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says
    BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space ...
    04/9/2024 - 7:04 am | View Link
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