Peruvian government and Interpol detected that 68% of the documents used to justify the millionaire sale of timber from the Amazon contained false information.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
The Peruvian indigenous people muted by the war for land
Global Witness NGO report allowed geolocale 478 cases of people killed in Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador between 2002 and 2014.
The Amazon Heart of the World on COP20 event, in Peru
“Amazon Heart of the World” is the campaign to unite the voices of the countries of the Pan Amazon to show to the world that the Amazon forests are key point to keep the climatic balance of our Earth.
Sharing the “Living Forest” Through Community Cinema Workshops in Sarayaku
Kichwa indigenous of Sarayaku participated in the Community Cinema Workshop, activity focused on showing the community, their concerns and challenges in order to generate a communicative social process.
Uncontacted attack kills two and causes alert in Amazonas State, Brazil
The Javari Valley Indigenous Peoples Union reported the deaths of two indigenous leaders of ethnicity Matís by four isolates indigenous of Korubos people in the village Todowak in Coari river, on December 5, on the border with Peru.
COP20: Indigenous women take leadership on climate change
Female leaders of Amazonian peoples had announced commitments and policy that promotes the role of women in the adaptation to climate change
Informe revela el estado actual de la biodiversidad en Colombia
El Instituto Humboldt compiló los resultados de estudios de 59 investigadores, mostrando la situación ambiental y su estrecha relación con el desarrollo del país.[:]
Threatened indigenous forests store more than half the Amazon’s carbon
New study asserts lax, nonexistent land rights put indigenous-held forests at risk of development
Rising deforestation, fossil fuels use drive Brazil’s emissions 8% higher
Brazil’s carbon dioxide emissions jumped 7.8 percent in 2013 due to rising deforestation and fossil fuels use, according to data released by Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), an alliance of Brazilian and international non-profits.
Documentary shows influence of dams in flood in Porto Velho
The objective of the documentary is to question the relationship between the flood of Madera River in 2014 and the hydroelectric plants of Santo Antonio and Jirau.