Important insight from Rodrigo Botero G on what really going on with drop in deforestation in Colombia

Yes, rare government priority to address deforestation is important

But biggest factor: control & policies of armed groups

Global Forest Watch,Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo

fcds.org.co/bosques-sin-es…

Major fires continue raging in Venezuela Amazon

Red in map below = high aerosol emissions in smoke from major fires

Note: there have been unusually intense fires this year in northern Amazon

Global Forest Watch,VE360,SOS Orinoco,Jake Spring,Manuela Andreoni,Amazon Watch

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200+ public reports on most urgent threats to the Amazon and still going strong

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Real time fire app showing major fires continue in Venezuelan Amazon yesterday (Apr 8)

VE360,SOS Orinoco

Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it

Story on NPR about restoration pilot project in devastated mining zone in Peru

Project led by Pure Earth

CINCIA,Miles Silman,Simeon Tegel,Luis E. Fernandez

npr.org/sections/goats…

Brazilian Special-Forces Unit Fighting to Save the Amazon

Great field-based article in The New Yorker on Brazil's battle against illegal miners in Yanomami Indigenous Territory

Profiles specialized tactical unit known as G.E.F.

Pro tip: listen to article

newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Global forest loss update for 2023

Confirms major drop in forest loss in Colombia

But the factors are complex, including improved government focus on deforestation & armed groups issuing prohibitions on deforestation

research.wri.org/gfr/latest-ana…

Global Forest Watch,Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo,Amazon Conservation

Spanish version of report on Venezuela crack down on illegal mining on sacred tepuy

Lo bueno: Gobierno responde y elimina minería ilegal del tepui en Parque Nacional Yapacana

Lo malo: Continúa la minería ilegal en zonas aledañas al Parque

maaproject.org/2024/mineria-t…

SOS Orinoco

Informative article on why we seeing so many major fires recently in northern Amazon (Venezuela in this case)

'Man-made fires that are often set to clear land for agriculture are spreading out of control thanks to high temperatures and low rainfall'

reuters.com/business/envir…

Removing llegal Mining from Sacred Tepui (Venezuelan Amazon)

The good: Government responds to reports & removes illegal mining from tepui in Yapacana National Park

The bad: Illegal mining continues in surrounding areas of the Park

maaproject.org/2024/illegal-m…

Amazon Conservation,SOS Orinoco

Our real time Amazon fire monitoring app showing major fires yesterday (Apr 2) in northeast Guyana

Red = smoke (aerosol) coming off major fires

Jake Spring

Lula’s deforestation goals threatened by frustrated environmental agents - IBAMA on strike

We are seeing impacts of this strike in terms of reduced capacity to confront illegal mining in Indigenous Territories of Brazil Amazon

Mongabay,Fernanda Wenzel

news.mongabay.com/2024/03/lulas-…

Important update regarding Suriname rejecting Mennonite proposal to acquire vast tracts of forest for large-scale ag

Decision based on advice from multiple government agencies

& cost-benefit analysis including cost of 'high levels of deforestation'

srherald.com/suriname/2024/…

Colombia host of this year's biodiversity COP

Colombia Environment Minister: “We need to create the momentum and the role of Cop 16 is to make nature a pillar of those discussions...For example, saving the Amazon is a practical and tangible action.'

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our real time Amazon fire monitoring app showing major fires yesterday (Mar 25) in north Brazil (Roraima) & Venezuela

Red-Yellow-green = smoke coming off major fires

Quick look at satellite imagery shows both areas are forest fires

SOS Orinoco,VE360

Conflict continues between Mennonite expansion in Peruvian Amazon & impacted Indigenous Communities

The latest: Judge blocks construction of a road that continued the invasion of the lands of the Caimito native community

servindi.org/actualidad-rep…

Ivan Brehaut,Servindi

Suriname President Santokhi: “Mennonite pilot project withdrawn”

Hopefully this marks official good news of averted massive deforestation due to Mennonites running out of land in Bolivia and targeting Suriname for next wave of large-scale plantations

sun.sr/Details/30128_…

Our real time fire monitoring app picking up major fires on border of Venezuela Amazon

Yellow-Red = High aerosol emissions (smoke) associated with major fires

SOS Orinoco,VE360

Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging

Confusing times in the Amazon as north has fires while south has floods

Major fires in north Brazil (Roraima) hit the week of Feb 18, but we just detected new round March 11

nytimes.com/2024/03/09/cli…

Manuela Andreoni

Indigenous communities and Mennonite colonies clash in Colombia

In addition to massive deforestation from Mennonites we have documented in Peru & Bolivia, there are also impacts in Colombia

news.mongabay.com/2023/03/indige…

Mongabay Latam,Mongabay,Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo