Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

By Ricardo Brito, Manuela Andreoni and Adriano Machado SAI CINZA, Brazil (Reuters) -Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say ...
Yahoo

In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction

JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. The sound of generators at times competes with the forest, a sign that ...

Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes "could be wiped out" in 10 years, report says. Here's what to know.

Loggers were killed last year after entering Mashco Piro territory in Peru's Amazon, with Indigenous leaders warning that ...
Mongabay

Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests

Kichwa, Ticuna and Matsés women are leading forest patrols and training other women in the use of technology such as GPS, drones and satellite alerts. They are protecting the forest not only as an ...
The New York Times

The Amazon’s Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying

Illegal mines have fueled a humanitarian crisis for the Yanomami Indigenous group. Brazil’s new president is trying to fight back. Members of Brazil’s environmental special forces team during a ...
Associated Press

Exclusive reporting on indigenous women bringing a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction in the Amazon

Thanks to AP climate reporter Fabiano Maisonnave’s unmatched contacts in the Brazilian Amazon, a region he’s covered extensively for years, the AP secured unique access to the remote and rarely ...