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63 Reasons Why 2025 Wasn't All Bad
Here are just 63 reasons why 2025 wasn’t all bad.
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COP30 Ended With A Deal That Doesn't Even Mention Fossil Fuels, The Main Drivers Of Climate Change
Early drafts of the deal had included direct language about transitioning away from fossil fuels, but negotiators removed it in the final hours after strong opposition from major oil-exporting countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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After Indigenous Protests For Land Protection At COP30, Brazil Will Create 10 New Indigenous Territories
The move will allow Indigenous people to stop mining, logging and commercial farming on their lands, protecting the forests from deforestation and preserving Indigenous culture.
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Over 5,000 Activists Sailed To Brazil From Around The World To Demand COP30 Deliver True Climate Justice
"Sailing here today means it’s necessary to continue defending our lands and demarcating our lands is defending life."
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Indigenous People In Brazil Broke Into COP30 To Protest For Land Protection And Climate Justice
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
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Brazil's Far-Right Former President Has Been Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Plotting A Military Coup
This is the first time in Brazil’s history that a former president has been convicted for attempting to overthrow democracy.
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Brazil Has Passed A Bill Making It Easier For Officials To Approve Projects That Harm The Environment If They Are “Strategic”
Known as “the devastation bill”, the legislation was passed on Thursday, July 17, and would weaken environmental and biodiversity protection across the country.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In June 2025
Here’s what happened around the world in June 2025.
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This Brazilian Woman Tourist Has Been Found Dead Four Days After She Fell Hiking A Volcano In Indonesia
26-year-old Juliana Marins disappeared while hiking Indonesia’s 2nd largest and active volcano, Mount Rinjani.
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Brazil Has Chopped Down Acres Of The Protected Amazon Rainforest To Build A Highway For COP30
The move has sparked backlash, as people say destroying parts of the rainforest for a climate summit contradicts COP’s very mission to fight climate change.
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This Bisexual Black Councilwoman Who Was Murdered In Brazil Has Finally Got Justice After More Than Five Years
Marielle Franco had been an outspoken critic of police brutality and extrajudicial killings and had just spoken out against an incident of police violence on Twitter a day before she was killed.
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Why Has Brazil Banned X?
X played a heavy role in spreading fake news and misinformation in Brazil, especially during former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro's term from 2019 to 2022.