Severe droughts threaten the sustainable catch of the Amazon’s giant fish
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Severe droughts threaten the sustainable catch of the Amazon’s giant fish

Associated Press  

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon’s most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu. It helped the Amazon’s largest fish escape risk of extinction and is now an important source of income for locals in 10 sustainable conservation units and eight Indigenous territories, where deforestation is close to zero. FILE - Three pirarucu fish, captured by brothers Gibson, right, and Manuel Cunha Da Lima, front, sit on a floating warehouse in San Raimundo settlement, at Medio Jurua region, Amazonia State, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. It usually takes three to four days to transport fish from Carauari municipality — a major pirarucu producer — to Manaus, the Amazon´s largest city.

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Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat
1 month, 1 week ago

Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Fisherman pull with a Pirarucu fish at a lake in San Raimundo settlement lake In …

Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings
1 year, 1 month ago

Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings

LA Times  

An archaeologist measures rock paintings at the Ponta das Lajes archaeological site, in the rural area of Manaus, Brazil, on Oct. 28. The Negro River, the major tributary that runs through the Brazilian Amazon, has reached historic lows, revealing millennia-old carvings previously hidden under water. The Ponto das Lajes archaeological site is located in the rural area of Manaus, the …

In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water
1 year, 1 month ago

In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water

Associated Press  

CAREIRO DA VARZEA, Brazil — As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation. Packages with food for riverside communities due to the ongoing drought sit on a dock, in Careiro da Varzea, …

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
1 year, 2 months ago

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. A little boy walks across a dry, cracked area of the Negro River near his houseboat during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Boats and houseboats are stuck in …

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
1 year, 2 months ago

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. The city’s air quality index fluctuated between unhealthy and hazardous levels during the last two days, resembling the conditions in some major Asian metropolitan areas. Luiz Diego Pinheiro Ferreira, 30, walks near …

‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future

Associated Press  

MANAUS, Brazil — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Without water, there is no life.” Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, shows the water he obtained from a well dug in the dry bed of Puraquequara Lake amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 5, 2023. Floating …

Photos: Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought affecting thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Photos: Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought affecting thousands

Al Jazeera  

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is in the grips of a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, limiting their access to food, drinking water and other supplies. Their rotting corpses have contaminated the water supply in some areas, officials told the news agency Reuters, with more than 110,000 people facing repercussions. And …

Climate Migration: Açai growers flee salty Amazon water
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Migration: Açai growers flee salty Amazon water

Associated Press  

MACAPA, Brazil — Where the mother of all rivers meets the Atlantic Ocean in coastal Brazil, it’s not a single channel, instead it braids around 230 kilometers of islands including the Bailique Archipelago. Children walk on a walkway in the middle of the Vila Progresso community, on the island of Brique, in the Bailique Archipelago, district of Macapa, state of …

In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest
2 years, 1 month ago

In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest

Associated Press  

CARAUARI, Brazil — Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu, also known as arapaima, stands out. Fishermen brothers Gibson, right, and Manuel Cunha Da Lima, front, raise a pirarucu fish from a lake in San Raimundo settlement, at Medio Jurua region, Amazonia State, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Fishermen brothers Gibson, right, and Manuel Cunha Da …

How Amazonians saved a ‘Terminator’ of the fish world
4 years, 1 month ago

How Amazonians saved a ‘Terminator’ of the fish world

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN initiative in partnership with Rolex. courtesy Joao Campos-Silva Francisco das Chagas Melo de Araújo, also known as Seu Preto, is a community leader from Xibauazinho, a community in Amazonas state and one of the first places to begin the program. “Our lakes were severely depleted and overfished and the arapaima was virtually …

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