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Another indigenous defender of the Amazon was murdered in Peru

Published on: October 12, 2024
10:59

Lima, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) The indigenous Amazon people of Matsiguenka denounced the assassination of their leader Gerardo Keimari, who lacked sufficient protection as a defender of the Amazon.

President of Brazil to receive plan against organized crime in Amazon

Published on: June 17, 2024
08:36

Brasilia, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will receive the signature of the contract to allocate 318.5 million reais (about 62 million dollars) from the Amazon Fund for the so-called Amazon Plan: Security and Sovereignty (AMAS).

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon drops to 22.3 percent

Published on: November 9, 2023
16:47

Brasilia, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Deforestation rate in Brazil´s Amazon scaled down 22.3% from August 2022 to July 2023, the lowest figure in a 12-month term since 2019, according to official data.

Amazon Summit to explore convergences and establish common positions

Published on: August 9, 2023
07:12

Brasilia, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The presidents of the eight countries that make up the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) will meet in Brazil with nations from other regions that have tropical forests to explore convergences and start building positions.

Cuban institution promotes dialogue on Peruvian Amazonian women

Published on: August 4, 2023
08:55

Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Havana-based Casa de las Americas is promoting dialogue on women's literary production in the Peruvian Amazon region, a favorable meeting to talk with different female authors and launch books published by Yara Ediciones publisher, it was reported on Friday.

Peruvian president asks for permission to travel to Amazonian meeting

Published on: August 2, 2023
10:56

Lima, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Dina Boluarte requested authorization from Parliament to travel to Brazil next week to participate in a meeting of leaders of all eight Amazonian countries.

Earthquake in the Ecuadorian Amazon also shakes coastal areas

Published on: July 28, 2023
09:37

Quito, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake with epicenter in the Ecuadorian province of Morona Santiago, in the country's Amazon region, also shook areas of the coast, according to information from official sources early this morning.

Meeting On the Way to the Amazon Summit begins in Colombia

Published on: July 6, 2023
07:27

Bogotá, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The meeting under the name On the Way to the Amazon Summit, which will take place in Colombia, aims to unite proposals, assume political commitments focused on reversing the accelerated deterioration of the Amazon forest and work for its restoration.

Deforestation alerts in Brazilian Amazon show worst record

Published on: November 12, 2022
00:45

Brasilia, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) A cumulative deforestation alert was registered in October for the legal Amazon, which covers the area of eight states in Brazil of 904 square kilometers, according to official data.

US billionaires´ wealth rise over .1 trillion amid Covid-19 crisis

Published on: October 19, 2021
18:33

Washington, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Institute for Policy Studies has tracked explosive growth of US billionaire wealth that has grown ,1 trillion richer, one of the most disturbing signs of inequality, the inequality.org website warned.

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