Ecuador tribe wins legal battle over the Amazon
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation A court in Ecuador has upheld a ruling that prevents the government from selling land in the Amazon rainforest to oil companies, a move activists called a historic win for the Waorani indigenous tribe living there. The government had appealed an earlier court ruling in April that the 2,000-strong tribe had […]
Falling coffee prices mean falling forests – US coffee czar
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Plunging coffee prices may be pressuring farmers to carve out land in rainforests for survival, the head of the US coffee trade body said, urging more help for growers to cope. Their behaviour was even more concerning because felling forests would accelerate climate change and could amplify the volatility […]
Colombia’s top court orders government to protect Amazon forest in landmark case
Thomson Reuters Foundation Colombia’s highest court has told the government it must take urgent action to protect its Amazon rainforest and stem rising deforestation, in what campaigners said was an historic moment that should help conserve forests and counter climate change. In their ruling on Thursday, the judges said that Colombia – which is home […]