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Manaus · ManausThe most recent edition of the report “Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil” (referring to 2023) reveals an increase of 24.55% in infant mortality rates, which consider deaths of children aged 0 to 4 years. While 835 deaths of indigenous children were registered in 2022, the number rose to 1,040 in 2023. The report, which included data from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Indigenous Health Care Information System (Siasi),…See the Story
The number of deaths of indigenous children is growing in 2023
Manaus · ManausThe ongoing expansion of Brazil’s industrial farms has created a robust market for the mineral feedstocks used for the manufacture of chemical fertilizers. Historically, demand was met largely by imports, but a combination of cost and geopolitical considerations has motivated agribusiness and government to invest in domestic fertilizer production. Most of this investment will be in mines and manufacturing plants in other parts of Brazil; however…See the Story
Minerals for agricultural use in the Pan Amazon
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Drought · ManausThe state of Amazonas faces a severe drought, severely affecting the local population and ecosystem. Since July of this year, a significant drop in river levels has been observed, jeopardizing various essential activities. The Port of Manaus recorded a worrying drop in the level of the Rio Negro last Thursday, reaching only 26.14 meters, a visible decline...See the Story
Amazonas tem cidades em estado de emergência por seca
Drought · ManausMANAUS, Brazil — It’s September, near the peak of 2023’s extreme drought in the Brazilian Amazon, and José Clodoaldo de Oliveira keeps an eye on the GPS as he pilots the voadeira, a small aluminum boat, in the Mariuá Archipelago along with two fellow researchers, while watching out for exposed sandbanks and rocks. This is Earth’s largest fluvial island chain. It sprawls across 360 kilometers (220 miles) in the Middle Negro River, the Amazon Rive…See the Story
Study to benchmark water quality finds key Amazon tributary in good shape
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