In Brazil, criminals dismantle one of the best-preserved swaths of the Amazon

Mongabay
Feb 23, 2023, 7:31 pm245 pts
XINGU RIVER, Brazil — Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, our motorboat slides past an emerald canopy of rainforest, cascading down to the banks of the Xingu River. Beyond, in the Terra do Meio Ecological Station, hundreds of plant and animal species thrive in one of the best-preserved slices of the Amazon. Under…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

In Harrisburg, Advocates Rally for Tougher Rules on Fracking 129

'We poison our soils for efficiency' 128

Maryland Demands Answers as Fuel Leak Persists From Joint Base Andrews 126

How the U.S. Public Lost Its Say on Environmental Policy 124

From the farm to your door: How our global food system exploits workers 124

Abandoned oil and gas wells leave PA with a costly problem 120

Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 species show what’s at stake. 119

Energy firms try to squeeze more power out of old nuclear plants 109

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.