Until 2015 were lost 158.658 hectares of forest in Peru, according to the map of deforestation of Global Land Analysis & Discovery alert system.
Ativistas ambientais assassinados em 2014
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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.
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.
Native communities reach agreement with oil company after release of detaineds
The agreements include the toxicological evaluation of Belén de Plantanoyacu and Sion communities, in the Corrientes River, Loreto region.
Illegal settlements are those who most deforestat the Amazon
Cross-checking shows relationship between fraud and failures in the performance of Brazilian Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) and the intensification of social conflicts and deforestation in the Amazon.
Indigenous women face the climate crisis: Stewards of the forest and life
Video reveals situation of indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon and their proposals in the regions of San Martin, Ucayali and Central Forest.
Indigenous organizations defend rights of indigenous in voluntary isolation
The Regional Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Eastern Peru makes a public complaint against the National Service of Protected Areas of Peru (SERNANP) for violations and breach of agreements.
Birds fled forest fires in Viruá park, state of Roraima, Brazil
In a desperate move the birds, many endangered, sought refuge in the city of Caracaraí.
Brazil’s Congress moves ahead to end nation’s environmental safeguards
Constitutional amendment would abolish current federal requirements for environmental assessments of public works projects, such as Amazon dams.