NGOs mount legal challenge against COP30 host Brazil's auction of Amazon lands for oil exploration

Published on June 24, 2025

Chinese companies Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC were among the nine big oil firms who took part in the 17 June auction of oil blocks that sit at the mouth of the Amazon River, revealed environmental non-profit Urgewald.

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