The event in Lima, Peru, highlighted pressing issues such as the recovery of indigenous forest surveillance and hydrocarbons.
Mining
Stories on “Mining“
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Peru: An “epidemic” of mercury poisoning ravaging the Nahua indigenous
Much of the Nahua people have been affected by mercury poisoning, which causes anemia and acute kidney problems.
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Map of deforestation hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon, 2012-2014
Deforestation continues to increase in the Peruvian Amazon. According to the latest information from the Peruvian Environment Ministry, 2014 had the highest annual forest loss on record since 2000.
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Peru 2011-2015: Environmental enforcement summarized in 10 points
A new publication from the Ministry of Environment in Peru recorded the successes of the government in the environmental sector between 2011 and 2015, including environmental audits and a new regulatory framework.
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Five years after the start of Belo Monte dam, fishing impacts are recognized
Reports by the company building the dam will not be IBAMA’s only source to monitor impacts on fishing. Additional compensation for loss of fishing areas should be defined by the agency.
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In a month, illegal mining deforested 20 hectares in Tambopata Reserve, Peru
Through the use of satellite imagery, Monitoring Project of the Andean Amazon notices the increase in deforestation by illegal mining in this Peruvian reserve
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Illegal gold mining penetrates deeper into Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
MAAP shows two additional types of satellites imagery (due to lack of new high-resolution image) indicating that the illegal gold mining deforestation continues to penetrate deeper into the Reserve.
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New operation against illegal miners in the Tambopata Reserve, Peru
In an operation against illegal mining, members of the Navy of Peru intervened in areas of the Malinowski River in the Tambopata National Reserve in Madre de Dios.
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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