Amazon Aid Foundation

Welcome to the official Amazon Aid Foundation Tumblr blog! We're working to educate and empower people to protect the lungs of our planet through art, science, and multimedia. Have you ever wondered #WhyTheAmazon?

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El verdadero precio del oro #RíoDeOro 

www.riverofgoldfilm.com

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Narrado por los ganadores del Premio de la Academia Sissy Spacek y Herbie Hancock, RÍO DE ORO es la perturbadora narración del recorrido clandestino hecho por quienes fueron testigos de la apocalíptica destrucción de la selva debida a la extracción ilegal de oro.

Los reporteros de guerra Ron Haviv y Donovan Webster, guiado por biólogo peruano Enrique Ortiz, recorren el río Madre de Dios en el Perú para visitar la salvaje y prístina selva amazónica por descubrir la explotación imprudente de la tierra a cambio de una ganancia ínfima.

RÍO DE ORO reafirma el derecho de la selva a existir como repositorio de invaluable biodiversidad, no como un remanente tóxico de la avaricia humana.

http://riverofgoldfilm.org #RíoDeOro

Una producción de Amazon Aid Foundation

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Help us meet our goal of raising $5,000 to reforest an abandoned mine in Peru's Amazon!

Did you know trees are our best natural defense against climate change? But almost 20% of all global carbon dioxide emissions are from deforestation and the burning of trees. We are cutting down the same trees that are protecting us. That's why Amazon Aid Foundation is partnered with a dedicated group on the ground in Peru working to regenerate Amazonian forest in an abandoned gold mine. For only $40, you can help us plant a tree in a reforestation concession near the Manuani river in ‪Madre de Dios. 100% of your donation goes directly to our partners on the ground: A trained crew of local people, technicians from the Madre de Dios Consortium, doctorate students from the Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, and scientists from the University of Florida who will nurture native tree species from seedlings to planting and monitor their growth. Our planet needs more trees for the health and safety of future generations so we have a BIG goal of raising $5,000 by the end of the year- can you help us meet it?

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Photo by Amazon Aid Artist Adrian Tejedor. Heliconia episcopalis (Heliconiaceae) Heliconias are a Neotropical plant commonly found in the Amazon rainforest. Heliconias are sometimes called lobster claws or parrot flowers because of their beak-like structures which can be seen in a variety of vibrant colors.

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Diversity wins: Why involving women in decision-making matters

If you give women a voice in the management of forests and fisheries, you get better outcomes for both people and nature.

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Piñatex is a sustainable alternative to animal leather developed by Dr. Carmen Hijosa and her company, Ananas Anam. It is made from fibers found in pineapple leaves.

Pineapple leather is the sweet future of sustainable fashion 🍍 ♻️

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Breathtaking Photos of Cocha Cashu

Wildlife photographer and Amazon Aid artist Dano Grayson shares the Cocha Cashu experience with the world in these breathtaking photos taken … Read More

These photos taken at a remote research station in the Amazon will leave you in awe.

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Could we set aside half the Earth for nature?

Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson wants to set aside half of the planet as protected areas for nature. But is this possible? And, if so, how would it work?

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SPECIES HIGHLIGHT: Red Howler Monkey

Howler Monkeys are the loudest animal in the Americas. Their sound is so loud it can travel 3 miles through the forest. Howlers are able to make such sounds because they have an enlarged hyoid bone in their throat.

Help protect their home.

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Illegal gold mining over the years in Peru's Amazon is responsible for mass deforestation, the changing of rivers' courses, and a growing public health crisis with emergency-level mercury contamination.

This unsustainable practice and tragic consequences are why Amazon Aid Foundation produced the documentary ‪River of Gold in the hopes of a safe and healthy world.

Learn more at www.riverofgoldfilm.com

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"We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all." 

-Wangari Maathai

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The mining conflicts featured map presents cases of mining conflicts related to metal ores, industrial minerals, and construction minerals mining activities. Metal ores present the largest number of reported cases.

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Plant a Tree in the Amazon

Symbolically plant a tree in a reforestation concession near the Manuani river in ‪Madre de Dios to help regenerate an abandoned gold mine. 100% of your donation goes directly to Amazon Aid Foundation's partners on the ground

Help us make a difference, one tree at a time.

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Peru’s gold rush prompts public-health emergency

Gold-mining boom in southeastern Amazon is driving high levels of mercury contamination.

Long-running concerns about the environmental effects of gold-mining in the Peruvian Amazon came to a head last week. Peru’s government declared a 60-day public-health emergency on 23 May in an attempt to address the problem of mercury pollution caused by unregulated gold-mining along the Madre de Dios River.

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9 surprising pollinator species that aren't bees

You may be amazed to see just what kind of unusual critters can be credited with pollinating plants!

Did you know that lemurs are pollinators? Wildlife is full of amazing surprises!

Join us in protecting Amazonian wildlife habitat with Acre Care.

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Over-hunting large mammals in tropical forests could make climate change worse. Tropical forests worldwide store more than 460 billion tonnes of carbon. Researchers studied the impact of over-hunting on carbon storage across the Amazon -- the largest forest on Earth. They found that impact could be huge: a projected 313 billion kilograms of carbon not being absorbed. The economic value of such a loss in global carbon markets could cost US$13.7 trillion.