Isolated tribal nomads are at risk as logging pressure mounts in the Amazon rain forest.
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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.
Época: Conflict between government and indigenous people in the construction of 40 dams
To build the complex, the government will face 12 000 indigenous secularly known for cutting the heads of his enemies.
Business Insider: Photos of the controversial World Cup host city that’s in the middle of the jungle
Manaus is 1,700 kilometers from Sao Paulo and surrounded by 2.1 million square kilometers of rain forest. It’s also a head-scratching choice for a World Cup host city.
Amazonia Blog: Invadors are removed from Marãiwatsédé Indigenous Land
Operation by Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, National Indian Foundation and federal prosecutors removed the 70 people who illegally occupied indigenous land in the northwestern region of Mato Grosso.
Peru21: In Madre de Dios Prosecutor does not act against environmental crimes
Since 2010, there have been 2,900 cases of illegal mining, logging and deforestation, however only 300 were judged.
Amazonia Blog: For Nobel Winner, floods in North and drought in Southeast are related
Philip Fearnside, scientist specialized in climatology and based in Manaus, has warned for decades about the growing risk of climate catastrophes.
Instituto Socioambiental: Judge obligates government to delineate indigenous lands in Brazil
Decision determines that Funai must finalize all demarcation process within two years. The process has dragged on since 2007.
Phys: Extreme events helps scientists to study Amazon climate change
Extreme weather events are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on Amazon River wetlands.
Diário de Cuiabá: Mato Grosso may open park surroundings to extractive activities
Maneuver led by the Government of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, can open the park surroundings to the dams, power lines, pastures and mining areas.
InfoRegión: Damage of illegal mining in Peru can be seen from space
Images from Google Earth and NASA taken at 700 km altitude show how the region has been pillaged.