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Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an area the size of Costa Rica over the next two years. In Brazil, vast forest lands are designated as public yet have no...
Group says photos of reclusive tribe on Peru beach show logging concessions are 'dangerously close'
An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released photographs of a reclusive tribe's members searching for food on a beach in the Peruvian Amazon, calling it evidence that logging concessions are “dangerously close” to the tribe's territory. Survival International said the...
Deforestation in Colombia fell to historic lows in 2023, environment minister says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023 versus the previous year, the government said Monday, marking the lowest level since records began. The decline was driven by a drop in environmental destruction in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest,...
It's the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere
SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon So far, it goes nowhere. The bridge is part of a federal highway project to...
Colombia marks 1st anniversary of rescue of 4 children in the Amazon after their plane crashed
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia marked the first anniversary Sunday of the rescue of four Indigenous children who survived a small plane crash in the Amazon rainforest in an operation that gripped the world’s attention. A small ceremony was held in a Bogota military base that included an...
Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid struggles
The Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor group that won a major victory at an Amazon warehouse two years ago, has agreed to affiliate with the Teamsters union, a move that’s bound to inject new energy into the struggling organization. Teamsters General President Sean M....
Poor neighborhood in Peru's Amazon region hosts film festival celebrating tropical forests
BELÉN, Peru (AP) — In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor neighborhood put aside the trials and tribulations of everyday life and celebrated an international film festival with works from countries with tropical forests. Many who attended the 10-day event had never seen a...
Ohio police fatally shoot Amazon warehouse guard who tried to kill supervisor, authorities say
A security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was fatally shot by police after he tried to shoot his supervisor at close range and later shot an officer who was saved by his bulletproof vest, authorities said. The initial shooting occurred around 4:40 p.m. Sunday at the...
Incyte, Squarespace rise; Chimera Investment, Amazon fall, Monday, 5/13/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Incyte Corp., up $4.54 to $57.60. The specialty drugmaker announced plans to buy back up to $2 billion of its stock. Squarespace Inc., up $5.06 to $43.25. ...
