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Illegal gold mines operate unchecked in Myanmar’s Kachin state since coup — Radio Free Asia

Illegal gold mine operations have run unchecked in the capital of Myanmar’s Kachin state since the military seized power 10 months ago, raising concerns for villagers who spent years protesting a massive Chinese-backed dam project in the early 2000s.

Local sources along the Irrawaddy River in Kachin recently told RFA’s Myanmar Service that illegal gold mining operations began in earnest only weeks after the military’s Feb. 1 coup. They said they fear the unregulated activities could damage the waterway and the surrounding environment.

A resident who gave her name as Laura said that a gold mining operation in Myitsone is situated at a riverbend where the current is extremely strong. She said the mining impacts the integrity of the banks and could lead the river to change course during the rainy season, flooding nearby Tanphare village.

“Gold mining with the use of all this heavy machinery shouldn’t be done here. If they continue to mine like this, our Myitsone scenery will be lost forever,” she said.

“Tanphare village may also have flooding issues. I’m very much worried that we would lose all of our beautiful natural environment.”

Gold miners are dredging the Irrawaddy to collect the mineral from the riverbed, dumping the silt and wastewater back into the waterway and causing serious pollution, sources said.

Source: Illegal gold mines operate unchecked in Myanmar’s Kachin state since coup — Radio Free Asia

Amazônia vive epidemia de garimpo ilegal, afirma Greenpeace —

Barbara Crane Navarro

Sobrevoos realizados em regiões diferentes na Amazônia mostram avanço do garimpo ilegal em Terras Indígenas e em Unidades de Conservação Em sobrevoo realizado entre os dias 17 e 19 de outubro de 2021, o Greenpeace Brasil flagrou cenas de destruição causadas pelo garimpo ilegal dentro das Terras Indígenas Munduruku e Sai Cinza, no Pará. ©[…]

Amazônia vive epidemia de garimpo ilegal, afirma Greenpeace —

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A AMAZÔNIA PERUANA TAMBÉM SOFRE COM OS DESMATAMENTOS  — ÁGUA, VIDA & CIA – Fernando José de Sousa

Barbara Crane Navarro

O Brasil, a Bolívia e o Peru estão no topo da lista nada lisonjeira doscampeões mundiais em desmatamentos. Em comum, esses países compartilham a Floresta Amazônica, bioma que sofre agressões por todos os lados. Nas últimas postagens falamos dos problemas da floresta na Colômbia – hoje vamos falar um pouco da situação do bioma no[…]

A AMAZÔNIA PERUANA TAMBÉM SOFRE COM OS DESMATAMENTOS — ÁGUA, VIDA & CIA – Fernando José de Sousa

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Madeira: Monte Palace Madeira … same in English

Stella, oh, Stella

Zu diesem Park kann ich eigentlich nur sagen: wunder- wunderschön, ich könnte in dem Park wohnen. Das Örtchen Monte tront hoch über Funchal. Man kann entweder über eine kurvige, schmale Strasse dorthin gelangen oder mit der neuen Schwebebahn. Wir fuhren mit unserem Leihwagen hoch. Die Fahrt allein ist schon recht abenteuerlich. Geschichtliches zum Park habe ich von dessen eigener Webseite (Portugiesisch und Englisch) und füge den zwischen die Fotos, markiert mit Anführungszeichen.

… My remark to this park: extremely beautiful, I could live in that park. The little town of Monte is enthroned on a hill high above Funchal. You can get there on a narrow, winding road, or with the new teleferic. We drove there with our leased car. The drive alone is an adventure. I have taken historical facts about the park from its own website (Portuguese and English) and will insert it between the photos, marked with…

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Usted está tan ocupada

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Usted está tan ocupada en ser mujer, que suelo buscarla entre las orquídeas, los tulipanes y las rosas que me despiertan cada mañana al llegar hasta mí sus perfumes, acaso por la delicadeza de sus texturas, quizá por su policromía, tal vez por parecerse tanto a su belleza y a su encanto. a su forma y a su esencia. Usted está tan ocupada en ser dama, que la sé mujer más algo especial, un rasgo que la distingue y marca la diferencia al acercarse y al alejarse, aquí y allá, a una hora y a otra. Usted está tan ocupada en sus sentimientos y en sus virtudes, que me asombra su estilo, esa forma de no perderse entre los hilos de las marionetas, su rostro desprovisto de antifaces y su voz que recurre a los jardines y a los…

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