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About Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

I'm a French artist living near Paris. From 1968 to 1973 I studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, then at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California, for my BFA. My work for many decades has been informed and inspired by time spent with indigenous communities. Various study trips devoted to the exploration of techniques and natural pigments took me originally to the Dogon of Mali, West Africa, and subsequently to Yanomami communities in Venezuela and Brazil. Over many years, during the winters, I studied the techniques of traditional Bogolan painting. Hand woven fabric is dyed with boiled bark from the Wolo tree or crushed leaves from other trees, then painted with mud from the Niger river which oxidizes in contact with the dye. Through the Dogon and the Yanomami, my interest in the multiplicity of techniques and supports for aesthetic expression influenced my artistic practice. The voyages to the Amazon Rainforest have informed several series of paintings created while living among the Yanomami. The support used is roughly woven canvas prepared with acrylic medium then textured with a mixture of sand from the river bank and lava. This supple canvas is then rolled and transported on expeditions into the forest. They are then painted using a mixture of acrylic colors and Achiote and Genipap, the vegetal pigments used by the Yanomami for their ritual body paintings and on practical and shamanic implements. My concern for the ongoing devastation of the Amazon Rainforest has inspired my films and installation projects. Since 2005, I've created a perfomance and film project - Fire Sculpture - to bring urgent attention to Rainforest issues. To protest against the continuing destruction, I've publicly set fire to my totemic sculptures. These burning sculptures symbolize the degradation of nature and the annihilation of indigenous cultures that depend on the forest for their survival.

STF invalida mais uma lei estadual que proibia destruição de bens apreendidos em operações ambientais — Ecoamazônia

Para o Plenário, a lei de Rondônia é incompatível com as normas gerais sobre proteção do meio ambiente editadas pela União. O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) declarou, por unanimidade, a inconstitucionalidade de lei do Estado de Rondônia que … Continue reading

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Rich Nations Are Burying the Developing World in Plastic Waste! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled—and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world … Continue reading

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TUTTE LE MINIERE D’ORO SONO UNA SCENA DEL CRIMINE! Sia l’estrazione dell’oro legale che quella illegale sono entrambe distruttive!

UNISCITI A NOI PER ALTRE 2 SETTIMANE DI AZIONE GLOBALE CONTRO BARRICK GOLD! In solidarietà con le comunità colpite dall’ESTRAZIONE LEGALE DELL’ORO di BARRICK GOLD! In solidarietà con le comunità colpite da BARRICK GOLD Corporation! Nel rapporto sui diritti umani … Continue reading

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Um repórter do outro lado da notícia: ‘Depois que a água entra, não há retorno’ — SUMAÚMA

Jornalista amazônida especializado na cobertura de eventos climáticos extremos conta a dor de ser atingido por um deles quando o igarapé São Francisco, no Acre, avançou sobre ruas e casas Um repórter do outro lado da notícia: ‘Depois que a água … Continue reading

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Native people are leading the “fastest growing” environmental movement! — Darcy Hitchcock

What if people didn’t own a forest but the forest owned itself? Listen to this interesting podcast featuring indigenous Rights of Nature leaders Native people are leading the “fastest growing” environmental movement — Darcy Hitchcock

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¡TODAS LAS MINAS DE ORO SON ESCENA DEL CRIMEN! ¡Tanto la minería de oro legal como la ilegal son destructivas!

¡ÚNASE A NOSOTROS POR 2 SEMANAS MÁS DE ACCIÓN GLOBAL CONTRA EL ORO DE BARRICK! ¡En solidaridad con las comunidades afectadas por la MINERIA DE ORO LEGAL de BARRICK GOLD! ¡En solidaridad con las comunidades impactadas por BARRICK GOLD Corporation! … Continue reading

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Campanha de captura de onças-pintadas é iniciada em Reserva na Amazônia! — Ecoamazônia

Monitoramento revela comportamento único para a espécie nas florestas alagáveis de várzea Com o aumento anual do nível da água do Rio Amazonas, que alaga toda a  Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá (RDSM), no Amazonas, pesquisadores encontram momento propício para … Continue reading

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Native American history. California history. Indigenous peoples. Native culture and history — msamba

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TODAS AS MINAS DE OURO SÃO CENA DE CRIME! Tanto a mineração de ouro legal quanto a ilegal são destrutivas!

JUNTE-SE A NÓS PARA MAIS 2 SEMANAS DE AÇÃO GLOBAL CONTRA O BARRICK GOLD! Em solidariedade às comunidades afetadas pela LEGAL GOLD MINING da BARRICK GOLD! Em solidariedade às comunidades impactadas pelas empresas canadenses de mineração de ouro! No Relatório … Continue reading

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Las zonas naturales empiezan a estar tan contaminadas como las ciudades — Stigmatis News

Sevilla, España | Fuente: CSIC Los suelos de las zonas naturales empiezan a estar tan contaminados como los de los espacios verdes urbanos, según un estudio del Laboratorio de Biodiversidad y Funcionamiento Ecosistémico (BioFunLab) del Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología … Continue reading

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