Plans for the São Luiz do Tapajós dam in Pará, Brazil, have led to increased illegal squatting and illicit timber harvesting. Homestead farmers fear for their future.
Amazon under pressure
Stories on “Amazon under pressure“
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Why dredges are prohibited in the Amazon? How do they work?
Dredgers in alluvial mining, mainly in Madre de Dios, Peru, caused impacts such as mercury contamination of water sources, changing the course of rivers and sedimentation.
Tapajós dam puts newly discovered species, indigenous people at risk
Eight new mammal species were found at the Sao Luiz do Tapajós dam building site, which threatens to become Brazil’s most controversial hydro project ever.
Gold mining shifts course of Peruvian river, ‘will destroy’ ecosystems
A new analysis finds gold mining has shortened the Malinowski River and sullied its water.
I live in the jungle: strategies to produce and preserve protected areas in Brazil
Indigenous, riparians and farmers meet to discuss strategies to produce and preserve with valuation and integration of the Middle Land, in Pará state.
Operation Tufão: Almost 800 turtles saved in the Brazilian Amazon
Animals were rescued from smugglers during operation by the military police and ICMBio. It is the largest seizure of turtles made by the Amazon State.
Researchers use biomarkers for monitoring mercury contamination
Experts seek a way to assess the presence of mercury in the environment and organisms before it becomes toxic.
Brazil finds giant destruction by mining in reserve
Deforested area corresponds to more than a thousand football fields, says IBAMA. A joint operation disabled mining, and equipment was burned.
Documentary shows the “human cost” of conflict in the Peruvian Amazon
The “Human Cost” is a documentary that shows the struggle that Peruvian indigenous uphold to avoid deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.