A new analysis finds gold mining has shortened the Malinowski River and sullied its water.
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I live in the jungle: strategies to produce and preserve protected areas in Brazil
Indigenous, riparians and farmers meet to discuss strategies to produce and preserve with valuation and integration of the Middle Land, in Pará state.
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Green Wave: demand for sustainable forest products in Bolivia
Demand for forest products sustainably collected is growing rapidly.
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Improvised emergency: pollution in the Peruvian Amazon
Evidence of mercury pollution in Madre de Dios and its impact on health abound from years ago but on the verge of knowing the new President of Peru, emergency was declared in the Amazon region.
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Bolivia, Brazil and Peru identify lines of work for the articulation of protected areas
One of the proposals was identifying new forest products under sustainable management systems in order to improve the financial sustainability of protected areas.
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Operation Tufão: Almost 800 turtles saved in the Brazilian Amazon
Animals were rescued from smugglers during operation by the military police and ICMBio. It is the largest seizure of turtles made by the Amazon State.
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Researchers use biomarkers for monitoring mercury contamination
Experts seek a way to assess the presence of mercury in the environment and organisms before it becomes toxic.
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Brazil finds giant destruction by mining in reserve
Deforested area corresponds to more than a thousand football fields, says IBAMA. A joint operation disabled mining, and equipment was burned.
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Documentary shows the “human cost” of conflict in the Peruvian Amazon
The “Human Cost” is a documentary that shows the struggle that Peruvian indigenous uphold to avoid deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
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Solar energy against the Amazon darkness and slums
The Mamirauá Institute is developing a project to provide electricity through solar panels to dozens of Amazonian communities of fishermen and farmers.