Almost half of Brazil is covered by the Amazon. But providing healthcare services to the millions who live there is no easy task.
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La RepĂşblica: : Amazon: Afrodita mining would affect 15,000 Wampis and Awajun native peoples
Awajun and Wampis native people were being affected by operations of Afrodita mining, denounced indigenous leader.
BBC Brasil: Gold rush moves by Brazil-Peru road and attracts indigenous
The Interoceanic highway, which connects Brazil to Peru, has housed in its margins camps of miners, who had been exploring the Amazon for gold. In this quest, they add to Indians of the region.
Do the traditional communities have their rights over forests and natural resources guaranteed?
Over the past 20 years, the rights of traditional communities in relation to forests and their natural resources are being increasingly recognized.
Gaia Noticias: Bolivian river dolphin is at risk of disappearing
Bolivia has a unique species in the country that lives in lakes and rivers of the Amazon.
Chief of feathers, suit and iPhone sells carbon
Son of the Amazon, Surui leader is connected to the world of technology and wins fame approving pioneering project of selling carbon credits.
ElpuercoespĂn: PerĂş: insane for gold
From the Peruvian Amazon comes out the majority of country’s gold, the sixth largest producer of the precious metal.
Empty ideologies in energy policies: a step forward and two steps back
It is essential that the Peruvian government promoted the develop a system of self-generation, with clean technologies.
Inambari case: analysis of the project from legal and social perspectives
In an interview, the representative of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law, said the key points of why the project Inambari Hydroelectric was unsuccessful in the Amazon.
Farmers accuse Japanese companies of illegal appropriation of land in Amapa
Amcel, Brazilian subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation and Nippon Paper had allegedly presented false documents to obtain an environmental license.