A new publication from the Ministry of Environment in Peru recorded the successes of the government in the environmental sector between 2011 and 2015, including environmental audits and a new regulatory framework.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
The Guardian: Violence and impunity in Brazil’s Amazon
One of the perpetrators of arguably Brazil’s most internationally high-profile murders in recent years is currently walking around free.
Demonstration in front of Petroperu office against oil spills
In Peru, the Interethnic Association for the Development of Peruvian Forest demonstrated in front of Petroperu, in Lima, to protest against a recent oil spill in an Amazonian district.
Repórter Brasil: Who are the Chinese eyeing the Amazon?
A Chinese company with a trail of human rights violations wants to build a plant in São Luiz do Tapajós, the biggest environmental controversy since Belo Monte dam
Five years after the start of Belo Monte dam, fishing impacts are recognized
Reports by the company building the dam will not be IBAMA’s only source to monitor impacts on fishing. Additional compensation for loss of fishing areas should be defined by the agency.
Deforestation alerts in Brazil decreased 82% in January, says Imazon
In the month, they detected 52 square kilometers of deforestation in the Amazon. The state of Amazonas was the winner tearing down the jungle.
Peruvian indigenous demand improvements in pipeline that suffered spill
Indigenous federations express their sorrow and solidarity to indigenous people affected by oil spills in Chiriaco (Amazonas) and Mayuriaga in Morona (Loreto), both in indigenous ancestral lands.
Diseases and village relocation may have caused shock among indigenous
The statement is from the geographer Carlos Lisboa Travassos, head of the Funai General Coordination of Isolated Indigenous. He reiterated that the territorial dispute began the conflict between the ethnic groups.
Peru: What do the parties propose to prevent and resolve social conflicts?
According to the latest report of the Ombudsman, to January there have been 211 social conflicts nationwide, of which 147 are socio-environmental.
Belo Monte dam, in Brazil, is fined $ 4 million per death of fish
Norte Energia concessionaire, owner of the Belo Monte Dam, under construction on the Xingu River, Brazil, was fined due to the large amount of dead fish as a result of the plant’s reservoir filling.