In August were seized one kilogram of gold, transported in two boats, four dredgers and a speedboat (boat), used to ore extraction in an illegal mining, installed in River Boia in a region outside the bounds of the reserve.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
The Amazon rainforest, projected in Christ the Redeemer, celebrated its day
Celebration day at the Amazon covered the statue of Christ the Redeemer with forest images. All for the sake of conservation units in the region.
400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist
Dams planned for the Amazon and its tributaries could do irreversible harm to fish migrations and to wildlife — but energy solutions ranging from run-of-the-river dams to a shift to solar and wind power could safeguard the forest.
Who is who in the conflict over the exploitation of Lot 192?
Loreto protest and the Congress of the Peruvian Republic debate. Some people want Petroperu operates the biggest oil production lot in the country, but others refuse.
Apaporis, Colombia: the sacred shelter was saved of being mine
Colombia’s Constitutional Court did not allow a Canadian company could take gold from a luxuriant natural park in the Amazon, home to ancient indigenous communities.
State failure reporting by death of environmentalist arrives to OAS
Raimundo Rodrigues dos Santos was murdered in Maranhão state, Brazil, after threats for denouncing illegal logging. He was murdered when he came home.
Ucayali: Wildlife and ancient forests are victims of illegal deforestation
The cultivation of oil palm in the Ucayali region, in Peru, causes devastation of primary forests, changing the face of the Amazon to agricultural land without authorization.
Major expedition uncovers new species in Madid Park, Bolivia
ID Madidi will explore 14 sites throughout Madidi National Park over the next year and a half. At their first study site, the researchers found a new species of frog. With two sites under their belt, they’ve recorded 60 vertebrates not known to inhabit the park.
High-resolution view of illegal gold mining in La Pampa (Madre de Dios, Peru)
The images describe the expansion of deforestation by gold mining until February 2015 in the area known as La Pampa, located in the Madre de Dios region in the south of the Peruvian Amazon.
Highest in 6 years, the number of deforestation alerts in Brazil grows 68% in 2015
5.121 km² of forests were destroyed, compared to 3.036 km² devastated from August of 2013 to July of 2014. It is the largest deforestation verified by Deter in the past six years.