Peru has 71 primate species, 8 of which are endemic — all are at risk from trafficking; hunters often target the most endangered species for the pet trade because, being rare, they earn the biggest profits.
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A Tipping Point For Humanity?
The negotiations at COP21 in Paris have not just been about climate change, but about our ability to act as a community of nations.
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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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Munduruku people will receive award at COP 21 in Paris
The Munduruku began the self-demarcation process in its territory after years without Indigenous National Foundation (Funai) response.
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Deforestation in Colombia up nearly 20 % last year, but down in Colombian Amazon
Some 45 percent of 2014 deforestation occurred in the Amazon, while another 24 percent was in the Andes region.
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The birth of new area of illegal gold mining in Peru’s Amazon
New high resolution image of La Pampa of September 16, 2015 shows the birth of a new area of illegal gold mining, with a current area of 1.5 hectares.
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Brazil climate change report warns of failed hydropower and crops
By 2040, many of Brazil‘s existing and planned hydropower projects, including those in the Tapajós basin, could become unviable as drought worsens and river flows decrease.
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More than 11,000 fires in just one region of the Brazilian Amazon this year
While climate change can certainly exacerbate drought conditions, leading to more frequent wildfires, this year’s ferocious fire season might also have been heavily influenced by the El Niño event developing in the Pacific Ocean.
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Martin von Hildebrand: An audacious and ambitious plan for the amazon
Martín von Hildebrand is one of the most extraordinary conservation leaders you may have never heard of, he has spent nearly all of his adult life working for indigenous rights and conservation in the Amazon.
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1.4 million Brazilians co-sign zero deforestation bill submitted to Brazil’s Congress
Forest advocates want Brazil‘s federal government to take swifter action to end deforestation of the Amazon altogether.