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Amazon River

As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System

Environmental advocates warn oil leaks or spills could cause irreparable damage to the unique and understudied ecosystem. They are suing the Brazilian government and its largest state-owned oil producer, Petrobras, to stop the project.

By Teresa Tomassoni

More than 90 species of reef fish, including the commercially important southern red snapper, depend on the Great Amazon Reef System, where they feed and shelter in its crevices and caves. Credit: Greenpeace Brazil
Fernando Trujillo (right) and his team carry a pink river dolphin to shore to conduct a health assessment on the endangered animal. Credit: Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

One Man’s Quest to Protect Pink River Dolphins

By Teresa Tomassoni

Young people from Amazonian communities march during the Pan-Amazon Social Forum in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on June 12. Credit: Katie Surma/Inside Climate News

To Save the Amazon, What if We Listened to Those Living Within It?

By Katie Surma

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