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Bishop David Martínez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado listened as Harakmbut leader Matilde Tije described the predicament of her people. In this hamlet of 110 residents, there is no school or ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Education: Peru Running Out of Ideas to Stop Illegal Mining in Madre de Dios
Authorities have dismantled about 30 illegal mining camps during the first week of the operation Authorities in Peru launched a large-scale operation aimed at driving out illegal gold mining and other ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Education: In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses
Amazon Conservation’s Monitoring of the Amazon Project (MAAP) analyzed the environmental and economic impact of three local communities in the Madre Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon, where gold ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Education: UNESCO Peru launches Horizontes Amazonía to strengthen intercultural and environmental education in four regions
After a participatory design process involving more than 400 people and 66 organizations, the Horizontes Amazonía program was launched in the Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Loreto, and Amazonas regions. The ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Education: Artisanal gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru (IMAGE)
Artisanal gold mining in the Peruvian rainforest leaves behind mining ponds filled with mercury and other toxic chemicals. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...