Colombia Tribe Beats Big Gas; Dam-Linked Guatemala Indigenous Killings; Behind Amazon Deforestation Surge

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Colombian tribe scores ‘historic’ victory versus Big Gas. The state oil and gas company Ecopetrol has dismantled a gas drilling site in their territories.

‘Green’ dam linked to killings of six indigenous people in Guatemala. Indigenous people are being terrorised after protests against a mega-dam backed by European development banks.

What Lies Behind the Recent Surge of Amazon Deforestation . If you clear illegally, there will be another amnesty. If you obeyed the law, you lost money.

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