Tag: Amazon
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Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland Lost 61 Percent of Its Aquatic Area
So far this year, the Pantanal has recorded 3,372 fire alerts, the highest number since 1998. On Wednesday, the scientific platform MapBiomas published a study showing that the Pantanal, a gigantic wetland that Brazil shares with Bolivia and Paraguay, lost 61 percent of its water surface due to drought and fires. RELATED: Fire Destroys 1,500 […]
June 26, 2024
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Peruvian Minister Apologizes for Downplaying Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Minors
Over 500 teachers sexually abused Amazonian Indigenous girls and boys, many of whom were infected with HIV. On Thursday, Peruvian Education Minister Morgan Quero apologized for statements in which he described child rape cases in Indigenous communities in the Amazon as “cultural practices.” RELATED: Peruvian Court Condemns Soldiers Who Committed Crimes Against Humanity Last week, […]
June 20, 2024
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Brazil’s Deforestation Drops 11.6 Percent in 2023
On Tuesday, monitoring network MapBiomas published a report showing that Brazil lost 1,829,597 hectares of native vegetation in 2023, which means a decrease of 11.6 percent in deforestation compared to 2022. RELATED: Brazil: Illegal Deforestation in the Amazon Fell by 63 Percent Two largest biomes, the Amazon and a tropical savanna known as “Cerrado,” accounted for […]
May 29, 2024
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Canadian Mining Company to Explore in the Ecuadorian Amazon
On Tuesday, the Ecuadorian National Mining Company (ENAMI) announced a commercial agreement with the Canadian company Solaris Resources to explore 39,734 hectares in the Amazon jungle where it estimates that there is “great mining potential.” RELATED: UNICEF One of Every Two Children Ecuador Are Abused “The mining sector is moving and we are trying to […]
May 8, 2024
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Lula and Petro Discuss Bilateral and Regional Issues in Bogota
On Wednesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met at the Nariño House in Bogota. RELATED: Colombia Suspends Bilateral Cabinet With Ecuador During their meeting, they addressed issues related to the bilateral trade and investment agenda, the protection of the Amazon, human rights defense, and cooperation in social programs and family […]
April 17, 2024
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Brazilian Yanomami Indigenous Leader Meets With Pope Francis
On Wednesday, the leader of the Yanomami Indigenous people, Davi Kopenawa, met with Pope Francis and asked him to support Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s actions in favor of protecting the Indigenous territories at the Amazon basin. RELATED: Brazil Condemns Murder of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza “The Pope wanted to know my people’s […]
April 10, 2024
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Branco River Flow Reduced to Historic Lows in the Amazon
On Friday, the National Water Agency reported that the drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused a reduction in the flow of the Branco River to historic lows. RELATED: Forest Fires Ravage 19 States in Mexico Earlier this week, the flow reached a mark of -39 centimeters, a figure reminiscent of the record set during […]
March 29, 2024
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Venezuelan Soldiers Evict Illegal Miners in the Amazon Region
On Tuesday, Gen. Domingo Hernandez, the commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), reported on the eviction of 491 people who were carrying out artisanal mining operations in a national water reserve located in the Gran Sabana municipality in the Amazon. RELATED: Venezuela Fights Illegal Mining in the Bolivar & Amazon States Previously, he […]
March 19, 2024
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Brazil: Illegal Deforestation in the Amazon Fell by 63 Percent
On Monday, the Institute of Man and the Environment in the Amazon (IMAZON) published a study showing that illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon was reduced to 196 square kilometers in January and February. RELATED: Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk This figure represents a drop of 63 percent of the […]
March 18, 2024
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Indigenous People Ask Canada to Investigate Solaris Resources
On Thursday, the Shuar Arutam, an Indigenous people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon, filed a complaint against the Solaris Resources company before the British Columbia Securities Commission. RELATED: Mexico: AMLO Inaugurates Work of Aqueduct to Yaqui People The complainants specify that the company has not provided information to shareholders regarding Warintza, a copper-gold mining project […]