A group headed by Heverton Soares, known as Grota, controls 43 gold mines in the Tapajós Environmental Protected Area, in the state of Pará, according to the police; the conservation unit had the highest rate of deforestation in 2022
A new app launched today reveals the stark impact of global carbon emissions on rapidly melting Arctic sea ice.Climate science indicates that the loss of Arctic sea ice worsens global heating, making extreme weather events such as the heatwaves that
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network where Gerald Flynn was a fellow. Names have been changed to protect sources who said they feared reprisals from the authorities. KOH KONG, Cambodia “I think there’s a 30% chance we’ll have trouble with the police,” said Ly Chandaravuth, an environmental activist with […]