INPE reveals new data about the status of devastation of the Amazon. Numbers may be related to fires and illegal logging and show declining trend in forest destruction.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Large dams: False allies in tackling the climate change
For years, large dams have been the first choice to meet energy needs in most of Latin America. However, according to various studies, large dams do not mean clean energy and are not enviornmentally friendly.
Aidesep: Indigenous peoples are learning to use drones to protect their territories
The Interethnic Association for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (Aidesep) reported that indigenous leaders from various regions of the country are being trained in the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) for better protection of their territories.
Amazon Watch Video: Keep the Oil in the Ground in the Amazon
The video and petition call for an end to Amazon oil drilling, stating “the science is clear: we have to keep two-thirds of fossil fuels in the ground to avoid catastrophic climate change”.
The second murder suspect of four asháninkas in Peru was arrested
Authorities of the Public Ministry announced the arrest of the second suspect in the murder of four Ashaninka leaders in Ucayali, occurred in September.
Hydroelectric dams in tropical areas do not generate clean energy
In a letter to world leaders at the UN Climate Summit in New York, a group of over 50 organizations stated that large dams built in the tropics as part of the hydroelectric plants do not generate clean energy.
UT San Diego: Countries pledge to end forest loss; Brazil balks
More than 30 countries set the first-ever deadline on Tuesday to end deforestation by 2030, but the feasibility of such a goal was eroded when a key player, Brazil, said it would not join because it was not included in the planning process.
Guardian: UN Climate Summit pledges to halt the loss of natural forests
A declaration announced as part of a UN summit on climate change being held in New York also pledges to halve the rate of deforestation by the end of this decade and to restore hundreds of millions of acres of degraded land.
Discovery: Amazon Rainforest Seen Burning From Space
It’s alarming to see this photo taken in August by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station, which shows multiple fires raging in South America’s Amazon rainforest, where for years farmers have been burning down trees to clear land.
Observatorio Petrolero: Natives of Peruvian Amazon reported river pollution
International TV reported on the demands of indigenous federations FEDIQUEP, FCONACO, FECONAT and ACOEDCOSPAT to the Peruvian State, due to the pollution of their rivers and lands.