The country loses $ 250 million annually by illegal logging, say Interpol
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La República: Madre de Dios says yes to the ban, but requires an investment plan
While interdiction and policy formalization of mining, from the central government, are critical in the fight for the protection of forests, these have not been accompanied by an alternative plan to mitigate the impact on the economy of the citizens of Madre de Dios.
Ninja: After 35 years of fighting, indigenous people have demarcated land
In August this year, 2014, a court determined the vacating of the greatest and most enduring invasion of their land, the Mejer Farm.
RiaNovosti: Brazil builds tower to monitor climate effects in Amazon rainforest
A high-rise observation tower will be built in Brazil to monitor climate change and its impacts on the Amazon’s ecosystem.
The Guardian: Drought bites as Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up
The unprecedented drought now affecting São Paulo, South America’s giant metropolis, is believed to be caused by the absence of the “flying rivers” − the vapour clouds from the Amazon that normally bring rain to the centre and south of Brazil.
Daily Sabah: Ecuador – Amazon’s Lush Green turns Dark Black
What makes Lago Agrio different is the ongoing ecological disaster. Disease and death began to spread around the town and the surrounding village of Shushufundi after the petroleum wells were opened in 1962.
The Economist: Minecraft – Illegal mining in Latin America
Last year researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science carried out an assessment of Madre de Dios, using a combination of satellites, aircraft and researchers in the field. “We were shocked,” says Greg Asner, the project leader.
La Mula: UN worried about gas exploration and exploitation in indigenous reserve
The UN reiterated its concern to the Peruvian state about plan to expand the exploration and exploitation of natural gas in the Territorial Reserve Kugapakori, Nahua, Nanti and others.
El Tiempo: Mercury by illegal mining in Colombia reaches 80 municipalities
Comptroller General of the Republic warns on water contamination and risks, because mercury remains in fishes.
Motherboard: InfoAmazonia want to monitor water quality in th north of Brazil
The idea is to bring information to communities about the water they consume. A device performs measurements at refueling points such as rivers, and sends them to a central that may disclose, on a website or via SMS, the quality of water.