The protest continues in Atalaia do Norte. The natives are involved in conflicts that resulted in the deaths of two Matís and at least nine Korubo in 2014.
Ativistas ambientais assassinados em 2014
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Map of fires in Roraima: Number of hot spots broke record
InfoAmazonia map updated in real time with data from NASA reveals the concentration of heat sources in the State of Roraima, which borders Venezuela and Guyana
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Disappeared social activist was gunned down in Brazilian Amazon
Nilce Magalhães was a member of the Movement of People Affected by Dams in the state of Rondonia. She had been missing since 7 January.
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Brazil court suspends Amazon hydrodam licence on native demands
A Brazilian court has suspended the operating licence for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, one of the world’s largest, just weeks before its owner, planned to start electricity generation, prosecutors said.
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Grassroots leader’s murder in Peru is a signal to opponents of mining, son says
The murder—which coincides with the expansion of illegal gold mining into the Tambopata National Reserve in the Madre de Dios region— could frighten other opponents of mining into silence.
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Amazon deforestation increased 28% last year
The rate of destruction of the Amazon has been falling since 2004, year in which disappeared almost 28 000 km2 of forest area. Over the past four years, the destroyed area was always reducing, until last year.
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Attacks without end to Manoki Indigenous Land, in Mato Grosso state, Brazil
In a demonstration of audacity, loggers reconstructed bridge over the river of Sangue, used to illegally drain logs from IT Manoki.
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Documentary The Ashes of Belo Monte – Repórter Brasil
Documentary follows the deforestation made by Belo Monte to clean the area to be flooded. Trees are burnt irregularly and plant wastes hundreds of logs.
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Man who denounced illegal miners in Peru was assassinated
Man who constantly denounced illegal miners that invaded their property located at kilometer 95 of the Interoceanic Highway in La Pampa, Madre de Dios, was killed.