by amazonaid | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog, Gold Mining, Videos
This video from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, shows just how much illegal gold mining has irrevocably destroyed areas of Peru’s Amazon rainforest. “To say deforestation isn’t enough to describe what’s happening there. It’s truly devastation. It’s as if you...
by amazonaid | Sep 25, 2013 | Blog, Herbie Hancock, River of Gold
“As a world citizen, I’m concerned about the problems of the world, and the problems that are facing our next generations. It is important to show the world this situation, and any situations that are challenging the very existence of humanity.” -UNESCO Goodwill...
by amazonaid | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog, Climate Change, Trees
Can one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world survive the looming threat of climate change? View from the high Andes mountain range in Peru. Photo by Dano Grayson. As climate change continues to threaten ecosystems worldwide, scientists and AAF advisory board...
by amazonaid | Sep 19, 2013 | Advisors, Blog, Mercury
Luis E. Fernandez is a research ecologist at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, and is the director of the Carnegie Amazon Mercury Project (CAMEP), a multi-institution research initiative that examines the impacts of artisanal gold mining,...
by amazonaid | Sep 19, 2013 | Blog, River of Gold
The Amazon Aid Foundation, in association with Americas Business Council Foundation, is very excited to announce that our film Amazon Gold has been nominated for Best Conservation Program at the 2013 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival! Hundreds of films entered to...
