Document shows mercury contamination in rivers, hydrobiological species and population exceeding the maximum permissible limits due to artisanal mining.
Ativistas ambientais assassinados em 2014
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Justice suspends repeal of protected areas of Rondônia state, Brazil
Decision revoked act of the Legislative Assembly of the state, which abolished the decrees of creation of four protected areas of sustainable use.
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Ecuador will explore oil in Tiputini field, in the Yasuni ITT block, in July
Tiputini, which is outside the Yasuni, includes in the ITT block about 920 million barrels of oil, 20% of Ecuador’s reserves.
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Dilma launched Belo Monte, the greatest work of his government
With advancement of impeachment, president accelerated the schedule to promote projects of its mandate, including the controversial dam
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International certification organization orders Peruvian palm oil plantation to stop
According to the RSPO’s complaints panel, Plantaciones de Pucallpa is failing to respect customary land rights and clearing primary forest.
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Another pink dolphin death reported due to illegal fishing in Bolivia
Pictures shared on social networks show a dead dolphin, which had presumably become entangled in a net for illegal fishing in the Ibare River, near the city of Trinidad.
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Alarming growth areas of deforestation in the Amazon
Until 2015 were lost 158.658 hectares of forest in Peru, according to the map of deforestation of Global Land Analysis & Discovery alert system.
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Researchers study mercury index in fish and breast milk in Brazil
Samples were collected in the basin of the Madeira River in Rondonia State, the Tocantins river in the states of Goiás and Maranhão, and the Negro river in the Amazonas State.
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Keeping Amazon fish connected is key to their conservation
Unless a system-wide approach to conservation is applied to Amazon basin lakes, floodplains and rivers, we could soon see a collapse of the region’s fish populations.