The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) Spanish fined this Tuesday 194.15 million euros to different companies of the groups Amazon and Manzana for agreeing and executing certain competition restrictions on the website of the first company. As reported in a statement by this independent government entity but subject to parliamentary control, it specifically […]
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MTC: Peru will sign an agreement with Japan to build a highway that will link Amazonas and Loreto
He Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) reported that it will sign an agreement with the government of Japan for the provision of technical assistance, under the government-to-government (G2G) modality, for the execution of Road Axis No. 4, which will run through the Amazonas and Loreto regions. As scheduled, the long-awaited highway that will link […]
The meeting paths at the EU-CELAC Summit
The geostrategic struggle between USA and Chinathe challenges of the climate crisis or food security are pressing aspects on which Latin America and the European Union they can approach positions in the EU-CELAC Summitwhich will be held next week in Brussels. The Summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean […]
Amazon countries determined to preserve their rainforest amid climate crisis
The eight countries of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (OTCA) they decided on Saturday in Leticia, Colombiapromote urgent measures to preserve the rain forest biggest in the world. “What is done in one corner of South America has repercussions in another. That’s why our cooperation is so important.” said the president of Brazil, […]
Petro and Lula lay the foundations to accelerate the preservation of the Amazon
Colombian President, Gustavo Petroand the Brazilian, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvamet this Saturday to prepare the Amazon Summit next month in Brazil in a push to accelerate the preservation of the Amazon and call for environmental urgency. “Caring for the Amazon is both a privilege and a responsibility”Lula stated on his first visit to Colombia, […]
Irregular and illegal mining takes root in Napo, a tourist spot in the Ecuadorian Amazon
The mining irregular and illegal of gold has become indomitable in the vicinity of Tena, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the amazon of Ecuadorwhere this phenomenon is engulfing the nature that attracts its visitors and dividing entire families and communities. A few kilometers from Tena, capital of the Napo province, is Yutzupino, […]
Brazil wants to replant the Amazon. Where will he get enough trees?
The new President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, took office this year vowing to make Brazil a green superpower. He has not only promised to end years of accelerating destruction of the Amazon junglebut has called for the large-scale replanting of the world’s largest rainforest. Returning the Amazon to even a part of […]
The number of fires in the Amazon reaches its highest level in 16 years
The brazilian amazon registered in June 3,075 forest fires20% more than in the same period last year (2,562) and the highest for this month in the last 16 years, the Government reported this Saturday. The number of hot spots in the Brazilian part of the largest tropical forest in the world for a month of […]
Brazilian police destroy 10 illegal mining camps in the Amazon
The Federal Police of Brazil destroyed 10 camps dedicated to the illegal minery in the state of Amazon (north) and applied fines of 4.5 million reais (about 937,000 dollars or 865,000 euros) to those responsible. The final balance, collected by the state news service Agencia Brasil and which had begun to be partially disclosed since […]
Documentary portrays the struggle of indigenous people against illegal mining in the Amazon
The documentary “Listen: the earth was rent”which premiered this week on the Brazilian cultural cinema circuit, portrays the struggle of the peoples Kayapó, Yanomami and Munduruku against the illegal minery. The production, led by the Alliance in Defense of the Territories, an organization created in 2021, and directed by Cassandra Mello and Fred Rahal, is […]