Peru will have a new president and, until now, the environment has not been one of the fundamental topics of the public debate.
Amazon under pressure
Stories on “Amazon under pressure“
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Konibú death and the crime of the genocide of Funai’s former president
While he was president of Funai, Romero Juca delivered the land of Akuntsu Indians to their tormentors, says sertanista
Proposed Amazon dam attracts illegal loggers, threatens local farmers
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.
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.