London, England, February 9, 2024 – Today, the British bank Barclays announced it will stop project and corporate financing for oil and gas in the region, joining a growing list of banks restricting the money flow into a sector that is a major contributor to the destruction of Amazonia and the climate. The announcement comes after years of pressure from civil society groups and Amazonian Indigenous leaders that have joined forces to stop the flows of cash pushing the rainforest to a tipping point.

British bank Barclays commits to stop financing oil and gas that...

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London, England, February 9, 2024 – Today, the British bank Barclays announced it will stop project and corporate financing for oil and gas in...
A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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WAITANGI, New Zealand (AP) — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders on Monday strongly criticized the government’s...

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