[IAEP] [Off Topic] devastation in the Peruvian rainforest

[Laura Vargas]

In the mean while, a generation of hopeless Guarani children killing
themselves in "Brasilian" lands.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/18/brazils-guarani-indians-killing-themselves-over-loss-of-ancestral-land?CMP=share_btn_fb



2016-05-10 3:33 GMT+08:00 Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>:

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZzxkACpMBU
>
> A reflection: Can free-open technology save the rainforest biodiversity?
>
> While you read this, very serious things are going on in the Amazon
> forest. Due to the gold fever not only animals and trees are suffering but
> mainly indigenous children are getting mercury poisoned as they and their
> families eat their traditional fish diet.
>
> 30,000 hectares have been devastated only in the past 3 years. Local
> indigenous tribes believe they need to communicate this urgently as their
> call for help translates in a large effort to understand our "civilized¨
> rules and laws. They may just not have enough time.
>
> I believe smart use of free-open technology can help stop this tragedy. At
> least I believe international public has the right and the need to know
> what is happening here, in the heart of the Amazon.
>
> I hope that we -as a community- get to understand ASAP that the importance
> of indigenous languages translations goes a long way beyond the expansion
> of Sugar users, but it should serve the promotion of cultural exchange and
> the empowerment of current users to communicate with the world.
>
> PS: please try not to buy any gold unless it is recycled
>
> links with more detailed information:
>
> http://maaproject.org/2016/invasion-tambopata-3/
>
> http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/17/poisoning-indigenous-perus-mercury-levels-5x-higher-normal-151314
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2016/may/01/gold-mining-in-peru-forests-razed-millions-lost-virgins-auctioned
>
> --
> Laura V.
> I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org
> IRC kaametza
>
> Happy Learning!
>
>


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