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The Army Commander Halts Illegal Works Near the Tyre Reserve After Environmental and Judicial Intervention.

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The Army Commander Halts Illegal Works Near the Tyre Reserve After Environmental and Judicial Intervention.

This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more exclusive news and reports, visit our website. The “Terre des Arts” Association - Lebanon noted in a statement that “after months of blatant encroachment on the Shawakeer site adjacent to the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, the decisive intervention came from the Lebanese Army Commander, General Rodolphe Heikal, who issued a direct order to halt work at the site, in respect of the judicial d…See the Story

Amazonia: Rights of Peoples in Isolation Recognized Against Negationism

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Amazonia: Rights of Peoples in Isolation Recognized Against Negationism

Cover: Mashco Piro Group spotted on the banks of the Las Piedras River, Madre de Dios, Peru. Photo: Survival International A constitutional ruling that supports indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact (PIACI), in Peru, adds to the first ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights against a State, that of [...] The post Amazonia: rights of isolated peoples recognized against denialism appeared first on Avispa Midia.Read Article

Minister Sandoval Participates This Morning in Work Meeting at Mother of God

Head of the MTC invited in advance by president of the Congress and local authorities, so he will not be able to attend the citation of the Legislative. From Mother of God, the Minister of Transport and Communications (MTC), Carlos Sandoval, announced this morning that he will not be able to attend today the Committee of Transport and Communications of the Congress of the Republic, because he is participating in a working table, together with th…Puerto Maldonado · Puerto Maldonado Read Article

In the Amazon, Gold Mining Destroys Any Possibility of Regeneration

Under the shredded canopy of the Peruvian Amazon, lunar landscapes replaced the old forests. Since the 1980s, gold mines in the Amazon have been gaining ground, snacking on the floors, sucking water and leaving behind sterile areas where nothing grows. Far from a simple deforestation episode, this extraction transforms the environment irreversibly, compromising the very capacity of the nature to regenerate. Peruvian Amazon is nibbled by a large …Amazon · Madre De Dios Read Article

Peru: State Destroys 86 Illegal Gold Mines in the Heart of Amazonia

In the Tambopata Nature Reserve, the Peruvian authorities are launching a large-scale operation against illegal gold mining, which is responsible for a major ecological disaster. This week, the Peruvian army and police dismantled 86 illegal gold mining sites in the Tambopata National Reserve, a protected area of more than 1 million hectares located in the Amazon. The aim is to stop destructive activity for the environment and biodiversity. Over …Tambopata · Tambopata Read Article

Congress and Foreign Ministry Evaluate Progress of the Border Crossing Between Peru and Bolivia

Congressmen ask the chancellor to accompany Dina Boluarte on a trip to FranceCanciller Schialer travelled to Paris to boost Peru's accession to the OECDThe president of the Congress of the Republic, Eduardo Salhuana, and Chancellor Elmer Schialer, met to evaluate the progress of the project of the new San Lorenzo-Extrema border crossing, which seeks to strengthen integration and trade between the Amazonian regions of Madre de Dios (Peru) and Pan…Madre De Dios · Madre De Dios Read Article

Mother of God: Army Soldiers Arrested for Alleged Collection of Quotas From Illegal Miners

Two members of the Ejrcito del Per were arrested with bank notes after an alleged collection of quotas from illegal miners in the area of La Pampa, reserve of Tambopata, in Madre de Dios.Madre De Dios · Madre De Dios Read Article

Artisanal Gold Mining Is Destroying Amazonian Peatlands

For decades, wounds have surfaced in the Peruvian Amazon where the Rio Inambari merges with the Rio Madre de Dios, carving thick gashes into ancient tree stands. These almost lunar scars of barren rubble were formed at the hands of a growing enterprise capitalizing on gold that the rivers deposit throughout their floodplains. A new study published in Environmental Research Letters shows that the spread of this devastation has quickened and incre…Madre De Dios · Madre De Dios Read Article

How Pope Leo will approach climate change is unclear, but the vibe is positive

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis addressed 100,000 of the faithful in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had ravaged an expanse of Amazon rainforest about the size of Colorado. “The native Amazonian peoples have probably never been so threatened on their own lands as they are at present,” he told the…Pope Leo XIV · Puerto Maldonado Read Article

What Pope Leo means for global climate action and colonialism

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On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis addressed 100,000 of the faithful in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had ravaged an expanse of Amazon rainforest about the size of Colorado. “The native Amazonian peoples have probably never been so threatened on their own lands as they are at present,” he told the crowd. He simultaneously condemned extractive industries and conservation efforts that “under the guise of pre…Pope Francis · Puerto Maldonado See the Story

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