A recent survey of fishing communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, found that the arapaima is already extinct in some parts of the Amazon basin. In other parts of the Amazon, its numbers are rapidly dwindling.
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This is the layer of news links submitted by the public and journalists who are concerned with mapping the main issues of the Amazon rainforest. See the link bellow to also send us weblinks.Esta é a camada de notícias enviadas pelos leitores e jornalistas que colaboram com o mapeamento dos principais temas da floresta amazônica. Use o link abaixo para enviar matérias.Esta es la capa de noticias enviadas por lectores y periodistas que colaboran con el mapeo de los principales temas del bosque amazónico. Use el link de abajo para enviar noticias.
One tribe against a megaproject in the Brazilian Amazon
The Munduruku community says that if the Brazilian government moves ahead with its plan to build several dams near the Tapajós River in the Amazon, its group will disappear.
Revista Herencia: The water under pressure in the Amazon, five activities that threaten it
Research that analyzes the theme “Amazon under pressure” based on the problems of the region due to five activities that threaten water and the ecosystem.
Vice.com: Peru’s New Cocaine: Gold has become America’s most illicit commodity
According to former environmental minister Antonio Brack Egg, gold mining has devastated nearly 370,000 acres of the Peruvian Amazon.
A Crítica: Ornamental fish of rare beauty has been exported illegally in the Amazon
The Hypancistrus zebra has been exported illegally by a route passing through the state of Amazonas.
GlobalPost: Map shows why we must save rain forests to stop climate change
Scientists have long known that halting climate change will be impossible without stopping the destruction of the world’s forests.
El Deber: 32 million hectares burned in fourteen years
Space monitoring of forest fires has shown that until last year 71.3% of fires that affected the country occurred in the department of Santa Cruz and 23.7% in Beni.
Globo.com: Brazilian report shows illegal mines of the French Guiana region
Images of an area of illegal mining in French Guiana, where a large majority of the miners are Brazilians.
Terra: Video of first contact of isolated indigenous in Acre, Brazil
On June 29 last an isolated indigenous people made first contact with Ashaninka indigenous ethnic and Funai servers in the state of Acre, Brazil’s border with Peru.
Agência Amapá Notícias: Brazilian miners crimes identified in French Guiana
French and Brazilian Police identified crimes in areas of mines in French Guyana, mostly killings by Brazilian that occur in the mining area.