The Amazon basin faces 'ecosystem collapse' according to a new report about hundreds of major dams and other mega-projects planned for the region - home to the world's greatest rainforest. David Hill reports.
… Industrializing Amazon at risk of 'ecosystem collapse' David … Energy Mining Renewables carajas_mine.jpg The Amazon basin faces 'ecosystem collapse' … hydroelectric dams will be built across the Amazon basin and its headwaters if current …
The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, vast 'flying rivers' that carry humid air and clouds deep into the continental interior, writes Jan Rocha. But scientists fear the flying rivers are failing due to deforestation, fire and climate change.
… Drought bites as the Amazon's 'flying rivers' fail Jan Rocha | 20th … Climate Change Forests Water Farming Science amazon-flying-river-cut.jpg The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, …
Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed for a year - but 8 million hectares of unprotected forest at risk from 2015 pending new measures.
… Brazil extends Amazon protection from soy farms The Ecologist | 3rd January 2014 News Amazon Brazil Food Farming Forests soy-rondonia.png Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed …
As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, writes Tim Radford, new research shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate.
… Amazon tribes' forests are a vital carbon sink … The forest territories of the Amazon's indigenous peoples are essential for … shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only …
As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point 'battle plan' to save the world's greatest tropical forest, before it's too late.
… Five steps to save the Amazon Jan Rocha | 22nd December 2014 News Brazil Forests Climate Change amazon-oxbow-manaus-cut.jpg As Brazil's … gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a …
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been sharply reduced in recent years, writes Alex Kirby. But analysts say that palm oil and other cash crops are set for a major expansion, while high demand for beef, and administrative chaos, may undermine efforts to reform the ranching sector.
… Palm oil - the new threat to the Amazon Alex Kirby | 20th October 2014 News Brazil Amazon Farming Trade amazon-road-cattle-flat.jpg Deforestation in …
The over-hunting of wildlife in the Amazon has an unexpected knock-on effect: the reduced seed dispersal reduces the forest's capacity to store carbon in its biomass, increasing emissions from apparently 'intact' rainforest areas.
… Hunting in the Amazon threatens rainforest carbon The … 2016 News Climate Change Carbon Forests Amazon Science Hunting Conservation Ecology … The over-hunting of wildlife in the Amazon has an unexpected knock-on effect: the …
The rights of nature and of indigenous communities are enshrined in Ecuador's constitution, writes Kevin Koenig. But down in the Amazon the government is going full speed ahead with oil extraction on indigenous territories whose owners are committed to keeping their forests and waters pollution-free. A mighty battle is brewing that looks certain to come to a head this year.
… Ecuador's next Amazon oil battle: Indigenous Peoples on the front line Kevin Koenig Amazon Watch | 4th April 2016 News Ecuador Oil Indigenous Peoples Politics Amazon Forests lago-agrio-cut.jpg The rights …
An encounter with a Colombian shaman led Peter Bunyard on a spiritual journey into and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into the essential role of the great tropical forests in the workings of Gaia. He emerged re-energised from his visions - and inspired to redouble his efforts to save our wondrous planet.
… Peter Bunyard | 2nd March 2016 Comment Amazon Climate Change Rainforest Gaia Ecocide … and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into … from the indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon: that short cuts spell danger, they are …
Amidst the turmoil of the presidential impeachment, writes Jan Rocha, right wing members of Brazil's Congress are set to pass new laws that would build new roads across the Amazon, open up indigenous reserves to industrial exploitation, and create a surge in carbon emissions from burning forests.
… Ecocide in Brazil: new laws threaten Amazon devastation Jan Rocha | 12th May 2016 News Brazil Ecocide Amazon Indigenous Peoples amazon-fires-cut.jpg Amidst the turmoil of the …
As gold miners face eviction from Yanomami territory in the Brazilian Amazon, a rising tempo of death threats have been directed against the shaman Davi Kopenawa following his successful campaign.
… Brazil: death threats stalk Amazon shaman Davi Kopenawa The Ecologist | … from Yanomami territory in the Brazilian Amazon, a rising tempo of death threats have … for the Yanomami tribe in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, has demanded urgent police …
Four Indian leaders who have opposed illegal logging in their forests have been shot dead in eastern Peru as they traveled by boat to an indigenous meeting in Brazil. The murders followed pleas to Peruvian authorities for protection, and warnings by Brazilian officials that the Indians were in extreme danger.
… Assassination in the Amazon Oliver Tickell | 11th September 2014 … for their work against illegal logging in the Amazon, have been murdered near their home in … rampant illegal logging from destroying his Amazon home. Chota had received death threats …
Survivors of a previously unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, seeking refuge with settled indigenous communities in Brazil. But as Alice Bayer reports, their problems are far from over. Many remain under threat in Peru, and even the refugees are at risk of common but potentially lethal infections.
… Peru: uncontacted tribe flees massacre in the Amazon Alice Bayer Survival International | … Survivors of a previously unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, … Indians and outside society in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. At the end of June 2014, a …
The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, writes David Goodman, resisting the incursion of oil exploration into their lands, winning legal victories, and inspiring other communities to follow their example.
… Deep in the Amazon, one tribe is beating big oil David … The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st … a community deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. Behind Gualinga, …
The Kawahiva, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest, face extinction unless Brazil's government acts to secure their legal rights to land, security and to remain undisturbed by outsiders, writes Lewis Evans. The decree that would achieve this vital goal has been sitting on the Minister of Justice's desk since 2013. Let's make sure he signs it soon, before it's too late.
… Brazil must save Amazon's Kawahiva tribe from genocide Lewis … Activism Indigenous Peoples Forests Brazil Amazon The Land kawahiva-still-02-cut.jpg The Kawahiva, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest, face extinction unless …
Amazon tribes in Peru's rainforest are at risk of 'massive deaths' from new diseases to which they lack immunity, gas company Pluspetrol admits - as it tries to expand its Camisea gas project into a Reserve for isolated indigenous people.
… Gas company: Amazon tribes vulnerable to 'massive deaths' … | 20th January 2014 News Indigenous Peoples Amazon Peru Fossil Fuels Gas Energy camisea-nanti.png Amazon tribes in Peru's rainforest are at risk …
It's not that Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's ousted President, was wonderful for the environment, writes Ed Atkins. It's that Michel Temer's new regime is certain to be far worse. Plans are afoot to weaken environmental assessments for large projects like mines, roads and dams. And the new Minister of Agriculture is a notorious campaigner for hugely increased deforestation.
… Brazil’s new government to sacrifice the Amazon for 'growth' Ed Atkins University of … resources found in protected regions of the Amazon. The new government led by Michel Temer … Brazil and its economy. The environment, the Amazon and climate change were not mentioned. …
Roads, mines, dams, power lines, pipelines and other infrastructure projects are fast eating into the world's 'core forests', writes Bill Laurance. These rare and precious places where wildlife and ecological processes can flourish undisturbed must come before the evanescent gains of 'development'. To save what's left, governments and funders must learn the word 'No!'
… Transport Conservation Africa Brazil Malaysia amazon-dam-cut.jpg Roads, mines, dams, power … in a recent essay in the journal Science , Amazon expert Philip Fearnside argues that … dams planned or under construction in the Amazon will be more trouble than they're …
Brazil's new neoliberal government is intent on building a massive new dam deep in the Amazon rainforest on the on the Tapajós river, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson, obliterating the indigenous territory of the Munduruku people in defiance of their constitutional rights.
… Brazil's indigenous peoples fight Amazon dams threat Helle Abelvik-Lawson | 1st … on building a massive new dam deep in the Amazon rainforest on the on the Tapajós river, … Tapajós, the fourth-largest tributary of the Amazon in Brazil, lies a village of around 130 …
Peru is to expand its Camisea gas project although it threatens uncontacted Amazon tribes with extinction, reports David Hill. The decision also ignores UN pleas to stop the operations.
… Peru - gas expansion in Amazon 'indigenous reserve' David Hill The Guardian | 14th January 2014 News Amazon Peru Gas Fossil Fuels Indigenous … gas project although it threatens uncontacted Amazon tribes with extinction, reports David …
The oil and gas industry is disrupting communities and damaging ecosystems worldwide, writes David Poritz. Tough, independent social and environmental standards for the industry can bring urgently-needed improvements to company practices - even where government regulation has failed.
… October 2014 Comment Oil Fossil Fuels Ecuador Amazon USA Nigeria Society david poritz hart … Damaging oil development - from the Amazon to the USA Over the last 10 years, I … these converging factors across the Amazon Basin. Decades of oil development have …
Peru's Congress may soon approve a road through remote rainforest which is home to the country's last uncontacted tribes. The link to the Inter-Oceanic highway would open the area up to land grabs, wood cutting and gold mining, and expose vulnerable indigenous people to diseases to which they have no immunity.
… Amazon: rainforest road threatens Peru's last … uncontacted tribes in the heartland of the ' Amazon Uncontacted Frontier ', a wide crescent … road, which would run through 270 km of the Amazon's most biodiverse and sensitive …
Peruvian law requires the government to recognise indigenous peoples's ownership of their lands. Yet 594 communities with claims to 20 million hectares of land remain with no secure title - leaving their forests open to illegal logging, plantations and settlement. Now one village is taking its demands to the courts.
… Peru: Amazon Indians sue government to title … 2014 News Peru Indigenous Peoples Forests Law amazon-village-peru-cut.jpg Peruvian law … 594 untitled indigenous communities in Peru's Amazon In spite of this, the cases of Korin …
A trip to the Achuar Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon proved life-changing for Stephen Wallace. Their only desire is to enjoy what they have, and ensure that their children can do the same. But the threat of oil is casting a dark shadow of fear over their lives.
… In Ecuador's Amazon, a small tribe lives under a dark, oily … trip to the Achuar Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon proved life-changing for Stephen … the indigenous people of this area of the Amazon rainforest. A land where dreams come …