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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.

Loreto: Illegal dump affects buffer zone of a National Reserve

By Mark Smith 24 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 10 de February de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 25 de January de 201414 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 25 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

Experts share experiences on the impacts caused by illegal mining.

Loreto: District of Manyas is the first affected by the oil spill in Ecuador

By Giovanny Vera 10 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 7 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

The Environmental Minister said the government has already ships in the area.

Scientists discover high mercury levels in Amazon residents, gold-mining to blame

By Giovanny Vera 7 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 7 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

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

By Giovanny Vera 31 de May de 201314 de September de 2020

In a pioneering initiative, Amazonas state establishes standards to regulate the trade. The decision, however, encourages questions, especially regarding the use of mercury.

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IPS Noticias: Piquiá de Baixo, steel hell on Amazon

10 de February de 2014

Loreto: District of Manyas is the first affected by the oil spill in Ecuador

10 de June de 2013

Five reasons for not having a landfill in the province of Maynas (Loreto)

10 de May de 2013

Loreto: Illegal dump affects buffer zone of a National Reserve

24 de June de 2014

On behalf of gold: A text about mining and pollution in the Amazon

31 de May de 2013

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