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Management of the pirarucu: when science and communities join forces to generate income in the Amazon

By Eduardo Geraque 1 de September de 202322 de September de 2023

Contrary to forecasts made in the 1990s, over 40 areas are guaranteeing the protection of the species without driving the pirarucu to extinction. In addition, sales of the fish provide income to fishermen, who now join a production chain that brings no harm to the Amazonian ecosystem.

Drug gangs threaten communities in Amazon ‘cocaine corridor’

By Sam Cowie 24 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Indigenous, African-descended and other traditional communities are caught in escalating violence from drug trafficking in Amazon “cocaine corridor.”

For young Venezuelan migrants in Brazil, drugs, gold and early death

By Emily Costa, Mariana Rios and Rodrigo Chagas 22 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Brazilian criminal groups prey on young Venezuelan migrants, especially unaccompanied minors, who cross border in search of jobs.

Brazilian drug gang takes root in Peruvian Amazon

By Pamela Huerta and Ivan Brehaut 17 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

The notorious Brazilian gang Comando Vermelho has seized control of the cocaine trade in Peru’s Ucayali region.

Colombian drug runners turn to shamans for protection

By Bram Ebus and Andrés Cardona 15 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Before embarking on a perilous trek through the jungle, drug couriers in Colombia turn to shamans for protection.

The poorest narcos in the drug-trafficking chain

By Pamela Huerta and Bram Ebus 10 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

The poorest narcos in the trafficking chain risk even their own children to deliver drugs to criminal organizations.

Armed groups threaten Indigenous lands in southern Venezuela

By María Ramírez Cabello 6 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

In Venezuela’s southern Amazon region, Pemón Indigenous communities are caught between encroaching armed groups and illegal gold miners.

The Day of Fire, three years later: over half of the forest burned in the Amazon has become pasture

By Bibiana Alcântara Garrido 4 de August de 202325 de September de 2023

In addition to the area targeted for livestock, nearly 40% of the forest affected by the 2019 arson is still unused and was burned ‘for the sake of burning.’

Dredges: Gold mining spurs crime & corruption on Brazil-Colombia border

By Bram Ebus and Rodrigo Pedroso 3 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Miners dredging millions of dollars in gold from Brazil’s Puruê River devastate the environment and attract armed groups.

Welcome to the Amazon Underworld

By Erico Rosa 3 de August de 202322 de September de 2023

The Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, is also a source and transit point for illegally extracted jungle resources and narcotics. As criminal economies expand, violence and deforestation worsen

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