The deforestation in Colombia and the Amazon skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year with an increase of 40% and reached a “historic peak”as reported this Monday by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad. In the presentation of the balance of Early Deforestation Warnings, the minister said that this figure contrasts […]
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Amazon generated 94,000 tons of plastic waste in the US in 2022
amazon generated almost 94,000 metric tons (208 million pounds) of plastic packaging waste in the United States in 2022, an increase of 9.6% compared to the previous year, as reported this Thursday by the NGO Oceana. “Amazon’s failure to reduce plastic in the United States is worrying“, highlights in a statement Matt LittlejohnSenior Vice President […]
The chestnut or Amazon nut, the other victim of deforestation in Bolivia
Vital Muñoz enters the Amazon Bolivian, in search of the latest chestnuts it’s from the season. Like him, thousands of collectors are concerned about the advance of deforestation that is reducing the production of this fruit, an ally of the tropical forests. “We took out more barrels (packages) before. “We have gone downhill”laments the 76-year-old […]
Disaster aid: This is the machinery to activate urgent survival kits
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Blankets, diapers, soap: the logistical machinery to activate survival kits after a fire, earthquake or another catastrophe requires a lot of organization and agility to reach the victims in time and save lives; for it amazon has just inaugurated its first Natural Disaster Relief Center in Europe. The enormous racks of the center, located in […]
Wall Street closes the week on mixed ground, with a slight drop in the Dow Jones
Wall Street closed the week on mixed terrain due to a slight drop in the Dow Jonesdespite the good month of February that ended yesterday and the historical levels of the other two indicators. He Dow Jones of Industriales, which already includes the e-commerce giant among its 30 listed companies amazonlost 0.11% weekly, while the […]
El Niño may cause record average temperatures this year in some areas
The actual El Niño phenomenon could cause in several areas of the planet, such as the Bay of Bengal, the Philippines, the sea Caribbeanhe Amazon or Alaska, record average surface temperatures will be recorded until June 2024. A model-based study published today by Scientific Report and signed by Chinese researchers suggests that there is an […]
Messi joins Join The Planet for an environmental project in favor of the Paraná River
The soccer star Lionel Messi joined the American environmental organization Join The Planet for an initiative in Rosario (Argentina) in favor of the conservation of the Paraná River, the largest river system in South America after the Amazon. Within the framework of this association, it is expected that the current world champion with the Argentine […]
US authorities stop the merger of two large supermarket chains
The Federal Trade Commission USA This Monday, it stopped the merger of two large supermarket chains in the country, Kroger and Albertsons, an operation valued at almost US$ 25,000 million, due to its potential effect of increasing the price of products. The regulatory agency (FTC) filed a lawsuit in Oregon state court and noted that […]
Record concentration of heavy metals detected in fish from the Ecuadorian Amazon
Scientists from several countries have detected record concentrations of heavy metals in fish organisms from the Amazon Ecuador, a phenomenon related to the increase in industrial and artisanal extraction of natural resources in this jungle, mainly gold from river beds. The experts also considered that these new pollution patterns increase the silent threats against the […]
Climate change: the Amazon is in mortal danger and could disappear by 2050
Half of the Amazon could suffer irreversible alterations and even disappear by 2050, concludes an international team of researchers after evaluating the critical thresholds that can cause profound changes in the region and push the largest tropical forest in the world to a point of “no return” that will impact the global climate Land. The […]