In Brazil, indigenous experts care for native, stingless bees

By Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Marcio Karai straddles a tree trunk near his home on the outskirts of Brazil ...
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Indigenous alliance unveils Brazil’s first Native-led emissions strategy

Brazil’s largest Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9.
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Brazil Indian suicides rise, killings fall-report

BRASILIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Suicides among native Indians in Brazil rose sharply last year as social despair grew and living conditions worsened, even as fewer were killed in violent land disputes, a ...
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Brazil Indians pledge to fight miner CVRD

BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian mining firm CVRD on Tuesday cut off $4.2 million in annual aid to Indians living near a big iron mine in the Amazon jungle, prompting the Xikrin tribe to ...
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Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using Force

Brazil has become a global powerhouse when it comes to agriculture. Yet there's friction in the country's rural heartland: Cattle ranchers and... Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using ...
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Brazil takes the lead in native FSC-certified forests in Latin America

With the recent certification of over 550,000 ha of native forest, Brazil has surpassed Bolivia to have the largest area of FSC-certified Amazon native forests in South America. Brasilia, Brazil - ...