It is the sixth consecutive month in the monthly data on deforestation. In January, this increase meant 288 square kilometers of forest cleared.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Amazonía Corazón del Mundo: The guardians of the Gera River
In the headwaters of the river Gera, people have become aware. After being destructive for a long time, now they have become their defenders and guardians.
Protest against Pluspetrol leaves 1 dead, 80 injured and 40 arrested
The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 10 when protesters tried to enter to the local police station and barracks, near where Pluspetrol has a warehouse.
Chronicle of conflict between indigenous communities and Pluspetrol
For more than 20 days ago, the situation in Block 1AB, operated by Pluspetrol North is tense due to the indefinite strike called by indigenous communities in the area.
Aljazeera: How a dam is destroying rainforest and displacing thousands in Brazil
The world’s third-largest hydroelectric dam is under construction on the Xingu River in Brazil, a process that will destroy swaths of rainforest and displace tens of thousands of people.
Peruvian indigenous threaten to close more oil wells
Indigenous threatened to close more wells of the largest block oil of Peru unless the Argentinian firm Pluspetrol agrees to pay compensation for polluting their ancestral lands.
Sol de Pando: Seismic prospecting in Amazonia to ensure oil exploration
Bolivian state oil company started the bidding process for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of more than 2,000 kilometers of 2D seismic lines in Beni River and Nueva Esperanza areas, of Madre de Dios basin.
Kichwas that blocked the Tigre river require arrival of a high-level commission
Indigenous peoples affirmed they will not desist until the arrival of state commissioners and senior executives of the company Pluspetrol.
Visualizing Two Years of Fires in the Amazon Rainforest
Why we decided to make this map Fires in the Amazon, both purposefully and accidentally started by people, along with naturally occurring fires, are a serious problem with implications for global climate change.[:]
Mercury fish: gold mining puts downstream communities at risk in Peru
Pregnant mothers, children, and even adults could face health problems from gold mining pollution in Amazonian Peru