In mining, mercury is usually used for gold separation Bruna Alves From São Paulo to BBC News Brazil Illegal mines, which use excess mercury to enable the separation of gold from other sediments, cause the contamination of fish, the death of rivers, the removal of vegetation cover and, consequently, the escape of animals. All this…
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Lula, the president of Brazil, speaks to his minister of Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, at the Amazon summit. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian presidency/AFP/Getty Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest Tom Phillips in Belém, Patrick Greenfield and agencies Amazon leaders have called on rich…
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AFPDemonstrators, including indigenous people from Amazon countries, marched in Belém on Tuesday as the summit kicked off By Katy Watson in Belém, Brazil & Christy Cooney in London BBC News The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in…
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We mean: Really? eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 27, 2023– The fierce discussion about the fires in the Brazilian rainforest these weeks is reminiscent of one of the classic theorems in environmental science: The Tragedy of the Commons. In a much-cited 1968 article, American philosopher and biologist Garett Hardin discusses that commonly shared resources are at risk…
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When will those illegal Brazilians in Suriname be arrested?? eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 23 July 2023 Brazilian authorities this week arrested 18 illegal miners or garimpeiros in Yanomami Indigenous Land during the joint operation Ágata Fronteira Norte, according to Defense Ministry sources, it was reported Friday. Military personnel from the Armed Forces, Federal Police officers, and officials from the…
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eyesonsuriname/stanford university Amsterdam July 14, 2023—Forests across the globe but of course also across the good old U.S. of A. are major contributors to the fight against climate change, annually removing damaging excess carbon from the atmosphere equivalent to approximately 13 percent of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new report published today by…
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But illegal Brazilian goldminers in Suriname damage the environment beyond repair. No Focus. eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 11 2023–Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, dispelled questions about whether Petrobras’ withdrawal from Guyana’s inaugural offshore licensing round is linked to the controversy surrounding Venezuela’s claim for Guyana’s territory. “Absolutely not!” was his response when asked. He argued…
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Carbon Credit Case Study (Suriname) Presentation by John Goedschalk, CEO of Conservation International Suriname at the NOAH Conference Zurich 2021, 6-7 December, The Circle. John Goedschalk, the CEO of Conservation International Suriname, delivered an insightful presentation at the NOAH Conference Zurich 2021, held at The Circle on 6-7 December. He shared his organization’s vision for…
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Gold Provisional Measure eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 26 april 2023– According to reports from Brazilian media, Brasilia has concluded the Gold Provisional Measure (MP) which eliminates the concept of good faith and mandates the use of electronic invoices for the purchase, sale, and transportation of gold within the country. The Justice Minister, Flávio Dino, has already signed the…
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Suriname and Guyana aim for sustainable goals eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 21 March 2023– With 85% of its territory covered in dense forests that remove about 154 million tons of CO2 every year, Suriname and Guyana are automatically catapulted to where most of the world hopes to be by 2050. Guyana Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, stressed the…
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