Over 75% of the Krenyê territory, in the Brazilian Maranhão state, overlaps a block granted for fossil exploration where drilling could begin in 2026. Allegedly to help the energy transition, expansion of production at the Parnaíba Thermoelectric Complex bets on energy generation and the transformation of the MATOPIBA area into a logistics corridor for gas and grains, impacting quilombola territories and protected areas.
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Fueling Ecocide: 7,000 protected areas are threatened by oil and gas projects worldwide
The “Fueling Ecocide” investigation, led by Environmental Investigative Forum (EIF) and European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), reveals that oil and gas licences overlap with 7,000 protected areas worldwide. The total overlap is 690,000 km², an area bigger than the size of France — despite existing regulations and ongoing efforts to safeguard key biodiversity zones.
A Crítica: Amazon Conservation Units will include participation of communities to protect them
As a mitigation measure of environmental impacts surrounding the BR-319, which connects Manaus to Porto Velho, the implementation of nine protected areas must ensure 3 million hectares of protected areas.
The Guardian: Gas company targets protected Manú park in Peruvian Amazon
Leaked document reveals Pluspetrol is eyeing a region where biodiversity ‘exceeds that of any other place on Earth’.