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Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

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Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

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Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

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Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

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Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation goes Down a 33% during the First Trimester of 2025

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Estrada (L), and the Sub-director of Ecosystems and Environmental Information, Raymond Jimenez (Out of frame), give a press conference announcing that deforestation decreased by 33% in the Colombian part of the Amazon Rainforest, during the first trimester of the year, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 5, 2025. Photo by: Isabella Bobadilla/Long VIsual Press

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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation goes Down a 33% during the First Trimester of 2025

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Estrada (L), and the Sub-director of Ecosystems and Environmental Information, Raymond Jimenez (R), give a press conference announcing that deforestation decreased by 33% in the Colombian part of the Amazon Rainforest, during the first trimester of the year, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 5, 2025. Photo by: Isabella Bobadilla/Long VIsual Press

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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation goes Down a 33% during the First Trimester of 2025

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Estrada (L), and the Sub-director of Ecosystems and Environmental Information, Raymond Jimenez (R), give a press conference announcing that deforestation decreased by 33% in the Colombian part of the Amazon Rainforest, during the first trimester of the year, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 5, 2025. Photo by: Isabella Bobadilla/Long VIsual Press

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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation goes Down a 33% during the First Trimester of 2025

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Estrada (L), and the Sub-director of Ecosystems and Environmental Information, Raymond Jimenez (R), give a press conference announcing that deforestation decreased by 33% in the Colombian part of the Amazon Rainforest, during the first trimester of the year, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 5, 2025. Photo by: Isabella Bobadilla/Long VIsual Press

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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation goes Down a 33% during the First Trimester of 2025

Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Estrada (L), and the Sub-director of Ecosystems and Environmental Information, Raymond Jimenez (Out of frame), give a press conference announcing that deforestation decreased by 33% in the Colombian part of the Amazon Rainforest, during the first trimester of the year, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 5, 2025. Photo by: Isabella Bobadilla/Long VIsual Press

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Ecuador: Strong Earthquake Strikes Tena, Felt In Multiple Cities

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Tena, Napo Province, on Friday, January 31. The tremors were felt in several cities including Quito, Cuenca, and Ambato. This video shows the inside of a supermarket in Ambato as the quake hit.

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Drought Impacts About 59 Percent Of Territory - Brazil

An aerial drone photo taken on September 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country's territory. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drought Impacts About 59 Percent Of Territory - Brazil

An aerial drone photo taken on September 12, 2024 shows the Amazon rainforest shrouded in smoke in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country's territory. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drought Impacts About 59 Percent Of Territory - Brazil

A drone photo taken on September 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country's territory. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drought Impacts About 59 Percent Of Territory - Brazil

A drone photo taken on September 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country's territory. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brasilia Covered In Smoke From Wildfires - Brazil

People walk on the street as the Central Bank headquarters building is covered by smoke in Brasilia, Brazil, August 26, 2024. Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brasilia Covered In Smoke From Wildfires - Brazil

A man walks on the street as the National Congress building is covered by smoke in Brasilia, Brazil, August 26, 2024. Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brasilia Covered In Smoke From Wildfires - Brazil

A man walks on the street as the National Congress building is covered by smoke in Brasilia, Brazil, August 26, 2024. Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brasilia Covered In Smoke From Wildfires - Brazil

This photo taken on August 26, 2024 shows the National Congress building shrouded in smoke in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting in Kinshasa calls for action to protect Congo Basin forests

STORY: Meeting in Kinshasa calls for action to protect Congo Basin forests SHOOTING DATE: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 20th meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) SOUNDBITE (French): EVE BAZAIBA, DRC Minister of Environment and Nature Conservation STORYLINE: The 20th meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) concluded late Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the participants calling for preserving and developing Central Africa's forest ecosystems. The Congo Basin, spanning about 3.7 million square kilometers, is the world's second-largest rainforest after the Amazon. SOUNDBITE (French): EVE BAZAIBA, DRC Minister of the Environment and Nature Conservation "The Congo Basin, this lung of humanity, is facing degradation, desertification, and drought these days. Therefore, we must invest in concrete solutions." According to the World Wide Fun

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Chinese company lights up hope for Surinamese villages

STORY: Chinese company lights up hope for Surinamese villages SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Paramaribo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Botopasi village in Suriname 2. various of solar panels installed by the Power Construction Corporation of China in Botopasi village 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): POTTER, Botopasi villager 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIONG ZEKUN, Project Manager, Power China's American branch STORYLINE: Botopasi village in Suriname, deep in the Amazon rainforest, faced a population decline due to challenges like lack of electricity, prompting many residents to move to the capital. A rural microgrid project by the Power Construction Corporation of China (Power China) is bringing change. With authorization from the Surinamese government, Power China completed the first phase of the project in Goejaba village in 2020. Phase 2, currently under construction, aims to extend benefits to several villages, including Botopasi, delivering cle

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Exhibition "Amazonia" held in Rio de Janeiro

STORY: Exhibition "Amazonia" held in Rio de Janeiro DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Museum of Tomorrow 2. various of Sebastiao Salgado and his wife entering the museum 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): SEBASTIAO SALGADO, Brazilian documentary photographer 5. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An exhibition titled "Amazonia" kicked off on Tuesday at Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Tomorrow. Nearly 200 pictures taken by Brazilian documentary photographer Sebastiao Salgado featuring the beauty of the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous people's life are being showcased at the exhibition. The Brazilian photographer spent more than seven years in 12 indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest taking the pictures. At a press conference held on Monday, Salgado said that the exhibition aims to prompt a debate on the future of the Amazon rainforest, adding that everyone in the world should be concerned about the

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

A man holds surubim fish at a market in Manaus, northern Brazil, on May 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

Photo taken from a chartered helicopter on May 5, 2016, shows the Amazonia Arena, where group stage matches of the Rio 2016 Olympic soccer tournaments will be held in August, including Japan men's first two matches against Nigeria and Colombia, in Manaus in northern Brazil. The Negro River, a tributary of the Amazon River, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

More than 30 kinds of tropical fruits are on sale at a produce shop in Manaus, northern Brazil, on May 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

A number of sightseeing ships can be seen at the Port of Manaus in northern Brazil on May 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

Indigenous people perform a traditional dance for tourists near Manaus, northern Brazil, on May 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

Brown and black waters are seen separated where the Amazon meets the Negro River near Manaus in northern Brazil on May 6, 2016. The difference in temperature and density prevent the waters from mixing immediately at the rivers' meeting point. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

A white-fronted capuchin monkey carries its baby on its back near Manaus, northern Brazil, on May 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young people participate in global climate strike

Young people shout slogans at a rally to protect the Amazon rainforest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Soccer player cools down teammate

Takumi Minamino (R) of Japan's soccer squad pours water on backup teammate Gakuto Notsuda after a practice session in the Amazon rainforest city of Manaus on Aug. 1, 2016, prior to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Camera lens tumbler

A photographer covering the Rio de Janeiro Olympics drinks to quench his thirst in the Amazon rainforest city of Manaus, Brazil, on Aug. 7, 2016, with a lens-shaped NICAN tumbler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unique shading in Amazon rainforest city

A man walks down a marketplace with a cardboard adjusted over his hat as an extra shading on July 31, 2016 in the hot and humid Amazon rainforest city of Manaus, Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boy jumps into river

A boy jumps into the Negro River in Manaus, Brazil, on July 31, 2016, to cool down in the hot and humid Amazon rainforest city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo