Meet the Indigenous Women Protecting Peru’s Amazon Rainforest

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous women are opening their communities to visitors and sharing traditions shaped by centuries of ...
Reuters

In the remote Amazon, midwives care for women stranded by drought

DEUS E PAI, Brazil, March 20 (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon jungle, a pregnant woman needs help. Her baby is about to come, and a drought has parched the rivers that connect her community to the ...
Mongabay

‘Indigenous women in the Amazon must be empowered’: Interview with Nemonte Nenquimo

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The new book Seremos Jaguares (We Will Be Jaguars) by Indigenous leader Nemonte Nenquimo is the memoir of a woman who fought against large oil ...
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Woman’s Amazon rainforest boat trip takes terrifying turn in seconds

A woman’s visit to the Amazon rainforest took an unexpected and frightening turn when a large fish suddenly leaped from the water and landed directly onto her lap during a nighttime boat trip. The ...