For 11 days, people from Ucayali protested against the rise of electronic fees and the prices of drinking water, gas and telephone.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Indigenous fault logging company for scarcity of water in Amazon community
For the Indigenous Community of Anzol in the state of Roraima, Brazil, the drought they experience is not caused by the weather phenomenon El Niño, as scientists say.
Peoples from the Amazon certify their products with new quality mark
Forest people participate in a unique project that seeks to value their products and cultures, and especially a way of life that preserves the Amazon.
Kichwa indigenous children die by “Black Hepatitis” in Alto Napo, Peru
After 48 hours of agony, 4 and 5-year-old Kichwa indigenous children die due to a rare disease characterized by fever, black vomiting and dehydration.
Game “My Plot” aims to promote self-sustaining alternative production
The game puts the user in various situations of natural or manmade disasters, and they need to face different options the game presents, such as community work.
Munduruku indigenous protest in Tapajos river against dams
Over a hundred Mundurukú indigenous, among them leaders, warriors and children, came to a point on the Tapajos river, which they consider sacred, to pass a message to the world: “Stop the dams. Keep the Tapajós river alive.”
Loreto: Market intervened where wild animals were trafficked
In the market Vado in Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru, over 150 animals were rescued, including monkeys, parrots and turtles.
Indigenous peoples emphasize the importance of indigenous surveillance
The event in Lima, Peru, highlighted pressing issues such as the recovery of indigenous forest surveillance and hydrocarbons.
Peru: An “epidemic” of mercury poisoning ravaging the Nahua indigenous
Much of the Nahua people have been affected by mercury poisoning, which causes anemia and acute kidney problems.
Indigenous community takes hostages in an effort to draw attention to oil spill
A helicopter from Peru’s Air Force that was helping to monitor the area has been stopped and held by a group of locals. There were food and fresh water aboard, meant to be distributed among the people of Mayuriaga.