The Amazon Brazilian registered 98,646 forest fires in 2023, 10.8% less than in 2022 (115,033), despite the historic drought that the biome faced in the final months of last year, when fire outbreaks broke out, official sources reported this Tuesday. The number of heat sources measured last year by the satellites of the National Institute […]
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Petroecuador exceeded 411,000 barrels per day of crude oil and gas
The public company of Petroleum of Ecuador, Petroecuadorreported that this Sunday it exceeded 411,000 barrels of oil equivalent (raw and gas). “Thanks to successful planning and the commitment of all workers, we have achieved this day, 401,863 barrels of oil and a consolidated 411,071 including gas,” said the acting general manager of Petroecuador, Reinaldo Armijos […]
Peru teaches the gastronomy of the Amazon in Morocco
The ‘VI Peruvian Gastronomic Festival’, focused in this edition on the Amazon with a tasting menu by chef Luis Arévalo, will take place this Thursday in Rabat organized by the Peruvian Embassy in Morocco. “The charm of the Peruvian jungle brought to the kitchen: Discovering Amazonian gastronomy” is the title of the 2023 edition of […]
42% of virgin forests in the Amazon have no protection and may disappear
42% of forests of the Amazon that have not suffered human intervention since 1985 are in danger of disappearance, according to a study published this Tuesday by the Amazon Network of Socio-Environmental Information (RAISG), because they do not have a special territorial management regime. The other half of the calls ‘stable forests’, those that have […]
COP28: Ecuador is the first country to vote to close an oil exploitation
Ecuador will arrive at the world summit on climate change in dubai (COP28) with the challenge of implementing in the coming months two of the greatest environmental milestones in its history: the closure of one of its largest oil fields by popular mandate and the largest debt-for-nature swap to conserve the Galapagos Islands. Last August, […]
Amazon faces strikes and protests across Europe during “Black Friday”
Amazon workers went on strike in several locations across Europe on Friday, amid protests against the American e-commerce giant’s labor practices on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign, coordinated by UNI Global Union, said strikes and protests would take place in more than 30 countries starting on […]
Petrobras: decision to drill near the Amazon expected in early 2024
The Brazilian protection agency environment Ibama plans to decide early next year whether the state oil company Petrobras can drill near the mouth of the Amazon River, the president of the organization, Rodrigo Agostinho, said on Wednesday. The area is part of Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, which Petrobras considers its most promising new frontier for oil […]
70% of Peru’s businesses in the hands of women
Within the framework of International Day of Entrepreneurial Women It stands out that 7 out of every 10 ventures in Peru are led by women. That is, according to the data recorded by Marcela Garcés, director of the Empoderadas y Emprendedoras fair, 70% of businesses are run by Peruvian businesswomen. “There was a boom after […]
Colombia creates a fund that will have US$ 981 million to protect the environment
Colombia created a fund for the protection of ecosystems and the transformation of the environment that will manage resources for about 4 billion pesos (US$ 981 million) by 2026, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development announced on Thursday. The so-called Fund for Life and Biodiversity will seek to strengthen and finance projects and programs […]
Amazon deforestation falls 22.3% in 12 months to July
The deforestation in the Amazon Brazil’s rainforest slowed 22.3% in the 12 months to July, government data showed on Thursday, showing the smallest devastated area in the world’s largest rainforest since 2018. Around 9,001 square kilometers of the jungle were cut down between August 2022 and July of this year, according to data from the […]