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Members of the Mashco Piro Indigenous community, a reclusive tribe and one of the world's most withdrawn, gather on the banks of the Las Piedras river where they have been sighted coming out of the rainforest more frequently in search of food and moving away from the growing presence of loggers, in Monte Salvado, in the Madre de Dios province, Peru, June 27, 2024. Survival International/Handout via REUTERS
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Uncontacted tribe sighted in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active

Images reveal the Mashco Piro tribe leaving the Amazon rainforest more frequently due to increasing logging activities near their territory.

FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of the U.S. flag in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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US court orders federal regulators to assess emissions of Louisiana LNG project

The court did not vacate FERC's 2022 approval of the project as it ordered the regulator to consider the impact of emissions.

A boat cruises past the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in Central Halmahera, North Maluku province, Indonesia, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Indonesia’s nickel boom sparks environmental alarm

In Indonesia's Halmahera, rapid nickel industry growth devastates forests and communities, fueling deforestation, pollution, and broken promises of prosperity.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of Brazil's Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo
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Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss

Global companies, including Unilever and Danone, urge governments for stricter policies to meet UN biodiversity goals amid threats to ecosystems and species, highlighting...

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Alberta Energy Regulator fines CNRL for violating environmental law

The Alberta Energy Regulator fined Canadian Natural Resources Limited C$278,000 after a bitumen spill harmed birds and wildlife.

Greenpeace activists hold banners during a protest against the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem (not pictured), commissioned by Canadian miner The Metals Company, in the Mexican Pacific port of Manzanillo, in Manzanillo, Mexico September 27, 2023. Gustavo Graf/Greenpeace Mexico/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Nations gather to negotiate deep sea mining code as opposition mounts

As many as 27 countries are calling for at least a temporary ban.

Forestry officials have asked everyone in Labrador City to leave as a nearby wildfire creeps closer. A Quebec water bomber, shown here in a handout photo from June 20, sits at the Happy Valley-Goose Bay airport, ready to help battle wildfires in central Labrador. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hunter Wilson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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‘Extreme fire behaviour’: Labrador City ordered evacuated as wildfire approaches

Forestry officials ordered residents to evacuate due to a nearby wildfire, with residents urged to head east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

A person walks off the MV Sea Change, the first commercial passenger ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Friday, July 12, 2024, in San Francisco. The MV Sea Change will begin offering free rides to the public along the San Francisco waterfront on Friday, July 19. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
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World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it’s free to ride

The world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger ferry, MV Sea Change, will start free operations in San Francisco Bay on July 19, aiming to reduce...

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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EU to push at COP29 for followup on deal to curb fossil fuels

The EU will push at COP29 for stronger global climate actions and increased finance, urging nations to honor their fossil fuel transition pledges...

A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees

The blaze is one of about 150 across the province, a figure that's holding steady from Thursday following an eruption of wildfire activity...

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