TD Original

‘The Amazon Is Not for Sale’

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Sep 30, 2025 In New York, Amazonian Indigenous nations denounce a planned auction of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

COP30 Countdown: Challenging Green Capitalism in the Americas

Sabrina Fernandes, Breno Bringel / NACLA Aug 29, 2025 A series of stories makes the case that the Amazon cannot be reduced to a carbon sink for the Global North or a market for green finance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Rainforest Destruction

Peter Kuper May 22, 2025 Dig deeper

Environment

The Road to Nowhere

Monica Piccinini / The Ecologist Dec 19, 2024 BR-319 is a highway to climate chaos in the heart of the Amazon. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

A Song From the Forest

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Oct 14, 2024 A Waorani leader and her American husband bridge cultures to produce an exceptional and all-too-rare account of destruction and resilience in the Amazon. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Americas

Will Brazil Really Say No to Oil and Gas?

Patricia Rodriguez / NACLA Feb 13, 2024 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration brought high hopes of reversing devastating environmental destruction. Will a new fossil fuel boom undermine promises for change? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Two-Degree Future Is Now 

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jan 2, 2024 In 2023, a number of climate records fell across a planet careening toward social and ecological chaos. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Born To Be Land Defenders

Eliana Lafone, Rebecca Wilson / NACLA Dec 22, 2023 Kichwa activist Leo Cerda on forest protecters, alliance building and moving beyond the extractive economy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

What Climate Democracy Looks Like

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Aug 29, 2023 Ecuador votes to keep nearly a billion barrels of oil where it belongs — underground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americas

Amazon Protection Pact Falls Short on Tackling Organized Crime

Gavin Voss / InSight Crime Aug 15, 2023 The Belém agreement takes important strides to protect the Amazon, but overlooks drug trafficking and transnational crime groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

2022 Brazilian General Election

Osmani Simanca Nov 1, 2022 Dig deeper

Tropical Forest Shift Raises the Alarm of Climate Scientists

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Mar 5, 2020 Both the Amazon and the Congo have helped mitigate the effects of global warming. That may no longer be the case, a new study reveals. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )