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.
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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.
Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha
A plan to build a dozen dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of 950,000 hectares of rainforest by 2032 by spurring land speculation and mass migration to the region, suggests a study published by Imazon.
Vancouver Observer: Series redefines humanity’s relationship with the environment
Episode two features the Cofan Tribe in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest and their fight to protect their land and water from oil pollution.
The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture
The study, Consumer Goods and Deforestation, says two countries – Brazil and Indonesia – account for 75% of the total area illegally cleared over the period.
The Guardian: Amazon deforestation jumps 29% in a year
Satellite figures show surge in deforestation, as agriculture expands in states of Para and Mato Grosso.
Amazônia: Campaign against slaughter of pink dolphins in the Amazon delivers petition
The Friends of the Manatee Association (AMPA) and the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) delivered a petition in Brasilia a petition with more than 55,000 virtual signatures urging the protection of aquatic mammals in the Amazon region, especially the pink dolphin.
The Atlantic: Indigenous Amazon Warriors Fight for Their Trees
Frustrated by the government’s lack of action to keep illegal loggers out of the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, local warriors from several tribes have taken it upon themselves to find logging camps, destroy equipment, and drive out the unwelcome intruders.
Phys.org: Indigenous technique could help make deforested land fertile again
A new technology being developed by Wake Forest researchers could help reverse the devastating effects of deforestation and mining on the world’s largest rainforest.
Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon
The director and co-founder of the Global Conservation Institute, spent ten years studying the saki monkey family. This monkeys, like all South American primates, suffer from the effects of region-wide habitat disturbances.