Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/protesters-cop30-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #indigenouspeople #cop30 #amazonriver #climatechange #brazil

The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold mining zones, exposes the wide use of the toxic metal in the rain forest, according to authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/mercury-amazon-gold-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gold #mining #latinamerica #southamerica #amazonriver