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Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep

Newsday 23 Jan 2026
BOGOTA, ColombiaPolice and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday.
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Peru: 12 dead as landslide hits boats in Amazon region river

Deutsche Welle 02 Dec 2025
Rescue teams are looking for survivors after a landslide in Peru's Amazon region sank two boats on the Ucayali River, according to local media reports ... .
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Peru landslide sinks boats in Amazon region river, killing 12

Bahrain News Agency 02 Dec 2025
... injured after a landslide in the Amazon region sunk two boats on the Ucayali river.
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UPDATE 1-Peru landslide sinks boats in Amazon region river, killing 12

Image Union Leader 01 Dec 2025
(Adds details from state news agency, health authority) ....
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Artificial Intelligence for Health Care: Diagnosing Tropical Diseases in Remote Amazon Regions (IDB - Inter-American Development Bank)

Public Technologies 18 Nov 2025
... government, developed an AI-based diagnostic model for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis capable of operating entirely offline, a vital feature for use in remote Amazon regions.
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Colombia Declares Its Entire Amazon Region Off-Limits to Mining and Oil Extraction

Colombia One 14 Nov 2025
This decision — framed within a global context of climate crisis — places the South American country as the first in the world to place its entire national Amazon region under this type of protection.
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IDB and AFD Groups Co-Finance up to $324 Million to Connect 15 Million People in the Amazon Region (IDB - Inter-American Development Bank)

Public Technologies 13 Nov 2025
By bringing high-speed internet to remote and vulnerable communities in the Amazon region, this ... protecting the forest requires creating opportunities for the people who live in the Amazon region.
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EIB Global and Banco do Brasil join forces to empower women and promote sustainable development in the Amazon region (EIB - European Investment Bank)

Public Technologies 12 Nov 2025
) EIB Global pledges €350 million loan to boost women-led businesses and renewable energy in the Amazon region ... women entrepreneurs and the implementation of clean energy in the Legal Amazon region.
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Tajani, together with Cardinal Parolin, visits Opera Don Calabria facilities in Brazil’s Amazon region (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic)

Public Technologies 07 Nov 2025
... the generosity of many Italian benefactors, sustain the work of these centres, which have become a true point of reference in the Amazon region - an example of solidarity of which Italy can be proud.
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Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region

Image Sunnyside Daily Sun 21 Oct 2025
Petrobras said Monday it had received a license to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, enraging environmentalists who said the move would undermine Brazil's hosting of UN climate talks next month ....
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News24 | Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region

News24 20 Oct 2025
Brazil’s Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country’s green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks ... .
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Brazil approves oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region, draws backlash

Daily Sabah 20 Oct 2025
Brazil’s Petrobras received approval Monday to begin oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, sparking criticism from environmentalists who warn the move threatens biodiver ....
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Brazil grants state oil firm exploration license in Amazon region

BBC News 20 Oct 2025
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists. .
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Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region

BBC News 20 Oct 2025
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists ... .
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