Video shows how illegal mining is destroying the Peruvian Amazon, and arriving to protected areas that should be protective of the great forest.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Illegal mining also attacks the Communal Reserve El Sira
TV show presents a report showing that the Communal Reserve El Sira, in Peru, now suffer all the consequences of the devastating illegal mining activity.
A Tipping Point For Humanity?
The negotiations at COP21 in Paris have not just been about climate change, but about our ability to act as a community of nations.
The crossroads of one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet
What it is behind the latest regional strike in the region of Madre de Dios, Peru, hit by illegal mining and oblivion.
Towards to COP 21, Amazonas Governor defends use of chainsaw
In speech, the governor said he would not sacrifice the income of the population to keep “standing forest”, as advocated by the rich countries, and if necessary, he will take a chainsaw to cut down trees in the Amazon.
At COP-21, Marina Silva blames Brazilian government for Amazon deforestation
Former environment minister Marina Silva accused the government of Dilma Rousseff to dismantle the Prevention and Control Plan of Amazon Deforestation, which led the 16% increase in deforestation of the Amazon.
Deforestation: Shoot down trees to build hydroelectric dams
Hundreds of thousands of hectares are deforested to build power plants in the Amazon. Understand how to generate “clean energy” destroys the largest forest in the world.
During the COP 21, the Amazon calls for global recognition
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela set the tone of the talks in the debates on the topic Amazon in Paris on Amazon Solutions Day in Paris.
Dams could increase deforestation in the Tapajós until 25%
A study shows that if the hydropower provided by the federal government are built, deforestation in the heart of the Amazon can reach 3.2 million hectares.
Grassroots leader’s murder in Peru is a signal to opponents of mining, son says
The murder—which coincides with the expansion of illegal gold mining into the Tambopata National Reserve in the Madre de Dios region— could frighten other opponents of mining into silence.