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  ‘Trump is a disease’, says Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa

  mongabay.com - Xavier Bartaburu

  BOA VISTA, Brazil – This year alone, Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican, was featured at a special place by …

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  Disappointed by this year's climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to Brazil in 2025

  NPR - Nate Perez

  Some Indigenous advocates at this year's international climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan say the deals made fall short of what's needed to stave off the worst impacts of a warming planet, from sea level rise to catastrophic storms. COP29 ended with wealthy countries agreeing to help poorer …

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  Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it

  NPR - Asma Khalid

  MANAUS, Brazil — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to roll back President Biden's clean energy incentives when he takes office in January. But on Sunday, Biden used a trip to the Amazon to defiantly assert that his legacy on addressing climate change could not be easily reversed. Rain is …

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  COP16 biodiversity summit signs agreement to grant Indigenous groups a permanent voice

  Al Jazeera

  At a UN summit, Colombia's Environment Minister announced a deal giving Indigenous groups a voice on biodiversity, but funding gaps persist.

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  Brazil faces worst fires in 14 years

  DW English - Deutsche Welle

  A report said 22.38 million of landmass in Brazil caught fire in 2024. The area is comparable to the size of Belarus. During the first nine months of …

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  River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought

  The Globe and Mail - Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring

  The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain exports and essential supplies that are the region’s lifeline. Below-average rainfall – even through the rainy season – has plagued …