Episode two features the Cofan Tribe in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest and their fight to protect their land and water from oil pollution.
Tag: contamination
Loreto: Illegal dump affects buffer zone of a National Reserve
Waste from hospitals, industrial areas and households come to this place that does not treat the waste, which affects the Nanay River, main regional provider of potable water.
IPS Noticias: Piquiá de Baixo, steel hell on Amazon
The charcoal powder remaining from pig iron production, an intermediate material in the production of steel, has made Piquiá de Baixo village, on the eastern border of the Brazilian Amazon, a tragic case of industrial pollution.
Loreto: operation against the commercialization of contaminated fish
Police and environmental organizations conducted operations in areas of high risk of contamination in Iquitos, where illegal activities take place.
Experts from six countries analyzed impacts of illegal mining in Amazon basin
Experts share experiences on the impacts caused by illegal mining.
Loreto: District of Manyas is the first affected by the oil spill in Ecuador
The oil slick came from Sucumbios, Ecuador, through the Napo River, contaminating the only source of water in the place.
Contingency plan is activated by contamination of the river Napo
The Environmental Minister said the government has already ships in the area.
Scientists discover high mercury levels in Amazon residents, gold-mining to blame
Mercury is burned to extract the pure gold from metal and produces dangerous vapors.
The use of mercury in mining is in discussion to be banned
A project that seeks to ban the use of mercury in all cases is about to become law of the Republic.
On behalf of gold: A text about mining and pollution in the Amazon
In a pioneering initiative, Amazonas state establishes standards to regulate the trade. The decision, however, encourages questions, especially regarding the use of mercury.