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Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha

By Mark Smith 16 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 12 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 12 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 11 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 4 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 4 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 2 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Mark Smith 2 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

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.

Global Ideas: Exploring remote corners of the Amazon

By Mark Smith 27 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

Film follows researchers as they aim is to find new species and underline the biological significance of the region.

The Washington Post: Peru fights gold fever with fire and military force

By Mark Smith 21 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

As many as 40,000 illegal miners — mostly poor, Quechua-speaking laborers from Peru’s Andean highlands — have invaded some of the most pristine and biologically rich sections of ancient forest in the Amazon basin.

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