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.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Bolivia: Bill allows up to 20 hectares of deforestation for production
The bill authorizing the clearance of up to 20 hectares for small properties used for agricultural and livestock activities, was approved by the House of Deputies.
Indigenous on Block 192: They don’t want new forty years of pollution
The Regional Government of Loreto, in Peru, called for a strike for next September 2 and 3, to protest the award of oil block 192 to the Canadian company Pacific Stratus Energy.
Oil exploration in the Ecuadorian Amazon threatens forests
Poverty rates in the region are higher in areas where there is exploitation of non-renewable resources.
From Medellin to America: The gold route in Colombia
Between 2010 and 2014 Colombia exported 310 tons of gold. OjoPúblico found that over 70% of this volume was destined to US companies, mainly Republic Metals Corporation and the Metalor group.
A day following the tracks of the Brazilian company Vale
Reflections on a trip to the southeast of Pará State, Brazil, in the wake of multiple disintegrations committed by the largest mining company in the world.