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This strategic planning tool—developed with the active participation of Amazon Chestnut harvesters’ associations, enterprise, authorities and technical partners such as the ILO and CITEproductivo ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: In Peru's Madre de Dios region, church helps indigenous peoples survive
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 » Social: In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Amazon Conservation’s Monitoring of the Amazon Project (MAAP) analyzed the environmental and economic impact of three local communities in the ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: 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 » Social: Peru battles the golden curse of Madre de Dios
Attempts to reduce the environmental and health impacts of mining cause unrest. “You go out to these communities that are so incredibly poor, and there is money buried in the dirt,” says Jason ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: Illegal gold miners in Madre de Dios, Peru, paralyze the region with protests
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Since November 23, the Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru has been paralyzed with protests, road blockades, and tire burnings. The ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: Illegal gold mining in Peru - in pictures
A ban on illegal gold mining in Peru took effect on 19 April. Madre de Dios state has an estimated 40,000 illegal miners, most of whom are poor migrants from the Andean highland, and their work ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: Gold-mining in Peru: forests razed, millions lost, virgins auctioned
Reports of mining in the River Santiago basin raise concerns given the devastating social and environmental impacts elsewhere Three people in a motorised canoe on the mighty River Santiago in Peru’s ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » Social: In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, Church helps indigenous peoples survive
Bishop David Martinez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado, Peru, chats with a man Feb. 20 from the indigenous community of Arazaire. (Credit: CNS photo/stringer.) Listen ARAZAIRE, Peru — Bishop ...