In addition to the environmental impact of oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous women of the same areas remain poor, isolated, and exposed to diseases and domestic violence.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Ensia: Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from being out of the woods.
Scientific American: Oil Spills Stain Peruvian Amazon
The recent leak of 3,000 barrels of oil in Peru’s Amazon jungle will cause incalculable damage, according to scientists.
Dams on the Madeira River like the sword of Damocles: Changes in floods
The Greek myth of Damocles can be used to represent the situation of Porto Velho city, in Brazil, located immediately below the Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira River. Porto Velho thus is under an ongoing risk.
The African palm oil frontier expands deeper into the Peruvian Amazon
Peru may be worried to conservation of its tropical forests, but deforestation has been increasing, much of it due to expanded cultivation of African palm oil.
Archeology: What the indigenous people of the ancient Amazon ate
Researchers show that people who lived in the region had sophisticated fishing and feeding habits.
PetroPeru Oil Spill: Confession and damage control
After allegations about Petroperu workers who paid minors to collect oil spilled in their communities, in Amazonas, at least one has been identified.
San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia’s #1 deforestation hotspot
Figures from Terra-i indicate the municipality of San Vicente del Caguan is first place on the list of municipalities with the highest rate of deforestation in Colombia.
License for power transmission line is suspended until indigenous consultation
The project’s license was granted by IBAMA after the president of Funai, João Pedro Gonçalves, approved it without consulting with indigenous people.
Sci Dev Net: Protected jungles work better than expected
Results show that protected areas do fulfill their efforts to conserve nature. More analysis is needed to explain the lost species’ role.