Cinta Larga live a similar situation with the vast majority of farmers in the Amazon. They lack everything. But they live on the largest mine of the world’s diamonds.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Tapajós hydroelectric will be auctioned in the 2nd semester 2016
According to Minister of Mines and Energy, Eletrobrás will enter the auction the plant. It was more than two years without being able to auction the construction of the hydroelectric plant.
12 rangers to care for the Amboró Park and ‘pirates’ make ‘party’
In 2002, 27 men were guarding the park. This figure, according to experts, is very low because it affects the care of the riches that exist in this forest of over 600,000 hectares.
Peru: Murdered environmental leader opposition to dam in the Maranon River
On Monday December 28 was killed with five shots the environmental leader Hitler Ananias Gonzales Rojas, 34, who led a struggle against dams in the Maranon River.
Police destroyed 86 camps of illegal miners in Madre de Dios, Peru
Operation against illegal mining attacked camps near the nature reserves of Tambopata and Amarakaeri, in the Peruvian jungle.
Deforestation by gold mining comes into Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Satellite images show evidence of a recent invasion of the Tambopata National Reserve by gold mining activities.
Advancement of deforestation by gold mining in Alto Malinowski River, Peru
Map shows and confirms a high rate of deforestation by gold mining along the Alto Malinowski River, between September 2014 and November 2015, with loss of 392 hectares of forest.
Dilma corroborates indigenous lands but does not touch Amazon areas of conflict
The homologated lands are located in the Amazon State. The Munduruku indigenous are still waiting for the recognition of their territory in Para State.
200,000 of Peru’s primates trafficked for pet trade or bushmeat yearly
Peru has 71 primate species, 8 of which are endemic — all are at risk from trafficking; hunters often target the most endangered species for the pet trade because, being rare, they earn the biggest profits.
Proliferation of logging roads in the Peruvian Amazon
Project shows high-resolution images of new forest roads that are built in the central Peruvian Amazon, in the regions of Loreto and Ucayali.