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Amazon Accord Elusive, But Leadership Summit Generates Hope

August 11, 2023 News Editor Comments Off

BELEM, Brazil, August 11, 2023, (ENS) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week hosted a two-day regional summit of the eight Amazon River basin countries seeking a plan to save the world’s largest rainforest. At their meeting in Belem on August 8 and 9, the eight leaders had intended to reach consensus on issues from deforestation to sustainable development in the Amazon in the first such conference in 14 years. […]

New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Protect Forests, Water, Wildlife

June 16, 2023 News Editor Comments Off

PARIS, France, June 16, 2023 (ENS) – UNESCO has approved the designation of 10 new biosphere reserves in nine countries, and one transboundary biosphere reserve that stretches across the border between two countries. […]

Interpol Finds Organized Crime’s Fingerprints on Gold Mining

May 2, 2022 News Editor Comments Off

LYON, France, May 2, 2022 (ENS) – A new analysis for law enforcement by Interpol, the international police force, shows “the clear involvement of organized criminals in illegal gold mining, taking advantage of surging gold prices and leaving severe environmental degradation in their wake.” […]

Tonga Tsunami Blamed for Oil Spill Fouling Peru’s Beaches

January 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off

LIMA, Peru, January 20, 2022 (ENS) – Peru’s President Pedro Castillo today signed a decree declaring a climate emergency due to an oil spill triggered by last week’s volcanic eruption at the Pacific island nation of Tonga, and the resulting tsunami. […]

Satellites Detect Illegal Gold Mining in Peruvian Amazon

July 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

LIMA, Peru, July 23, 2021 (ENS) – Illegal gold mining is a widespread problem in the southern Peruvian Amazon; in the Madre de Dios region it has caused both river contamination and extensive deforestation. […]