What will happen to the amazon when CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase significantly in the coming decades? British and Brazilian scientists are building “carbon rings” in the largest tropical jungle to simulate the future and act on time. A metal tower more than 35 meters high stands out among the leafy treetops in the […]
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Amazonas: installs a weather station to protect the Kuelap deposit
He culture Ministry announced this Saturday that it has installed an automated weather station at the pre-Inca archaeological site of kuelapin the region Amazonto continue with the work of protecting it against atmospheric phenomena, after the collapse that occurred a year ago. Through a statement, the institution explained that the station is equipped with a […]
Trip to Itaituba, the main illegal gold market in the Amazon
It all revolves around trading gold. The bulldozer sale is a success and the miners are revered. Welcome to Itaituba, better known as “nugget city”, the main market of illegal gold of the brazilian amazon. Mining is the engine of this apparently calm municipality bathed by the waters of the Tapajós River, in the state […]
Amazon unveils its first seaweed farm against climate change
The American company Amazon announced Thursday that it will finance the creation of its first commercial-scale seaweed farm, located in a wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands, which is expected to produce at least 6,000 kilos of fresh seaweed in its first year, in order to fight against climate change. In a statement, […]
“Operation Exodus”: Illegal miners flee the Brazilian Amazon
Thousands of miners began to flee the Yanomami reservation after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva last week ordered an airspace exclusion zone, preventing the circulation of the planes they use to transport food and supplies. Some are undertaking the strenuous journey on foot. Others, down the Uraricoera River, crammed into long, narrow boats, sometimes […]
Petroecuador denounces loss of 3,500 barrels of crude oil per day due to indigenous protests
the state Petroecuador reported this Saturday that it loses about 3,500 barrels of crude oil per day due to “acts of vandalism” against its facilities, attributed to Waorani indigenous people protesting against alleged environmental damage by the company in the Amazon of Ecuador. “The natives closed a valve in the pipeline that interrupted the pumping […]
Biden and Lula show unity on democracy and climate change
The president of USA, Joe Bidenheld talks at the White House on Friday with the leftist president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvain a restart of relations between the two countries after the end of the stormy Government of Jair Bolsonaroan ally of Donald Trump. The two leaders opened their meeting in the Oval […]
Petroperú reported a new attack on the Norperuano Pipeline in Amazonas
The state oil company reported that the cut was made at kilometer 399+861 of section II, located in the Imaza district, in Bagua. He also indicated that he activated his contingency plan. Petroperu reported that this Thursday the 2nd, in the morning, a new attack was reported against the North Peruvian Pipeline (ONP) at kilometer […]
Ecuador creates its largest water reserve in the Amazon area near Colombia
The government of Ecuador presented this Saturday the Aguarico, Chingual and Cofanes Water Protection Area, of 101,000 hectares in the north of the amazon of the country and very close to the border with Colombia. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso made the announcement of the reserve’s creation during a special ceremony held in the city of […]
The Amazon is deteriorating too fast
The articles, both published Thursday in the journal Science, summarize research on deforestation and landscape degradation in the Amazon to deliver a clear message. The region, which is key to the world’s climate system, “is on the brink of a rapid transition from a mostly forested to non-forested landscape”writes a group of authors, “And the […]