Tabatinga is a small town in the heart of the Amazon rain forest called on the border between Brazil, Peru and Colombia. It is one of the most strategic areas of the Amazon, station of smugglers and drug dealers, where the Brazilian army remains stationed at the Eighth Infantry Battalion of the Jungle and a Border Control Command. By late afternoon, the small port Tabatinga, bathed in the murky waters of the Amazon River becomes a bustling market that the Indians arrive in their canoes laden with fruits, vegetables and fish. The economy of many Indian communities depends largely on the sale of these products and barter.
This year the rainy season seems to be arriving late. A severe drought plaguing the Amazon basin, and the immediate effect is an alarming drop of water that run in long, flowing river in the world. According to experts consulted by Greenpeace Brazil, from July the Black River has experienced a recession of more than three meters. Technically, the situation can be referred to extreme drought. So if the water recedes, the navigation can be unfeasible in certain stretches of the river, leaving a few isolated communities. Ticuna Indians who come to Tabatinga to trade fear that the situation worse.
A dump near Manaus, the river Manaquiri presents a desolate appearance. Greenpeace diagnosis is grim: "The drought has left the dry river and killed thousands of fish. The canoes and boats have been stranded on the sand. The dead fish odor and create beautiful Amazon seems a dump. The population living in the region, totally dependent on rivers, suffers to move and access to fuel, food and drinking water is restricted.
"The drought this year, so far, is associated with natural variability. But climate change may intensify this phenomenon. The data in this decade show an increase in these extreme events, "says Antônio Manzi, an expert on Amazonian biosphere and atmosphere. According to some projections of Greenpeace, the Amazon rainforest is in danger of disappearing completely. Other reports indicate a less apocalyptic destruction of 83 % of the Amazon in 2100.
Brazil comes to Copenhagen with the responsibility of the highest lung treasure planet, approximately 60% of the 6.9 million square miles of rivers and tributaries that make up the Amazon basin.
Note: Analitica.com
This year the rainy season seems to be arriving late. A severe drought plaguing the Amazon basin, and the immediate effect is an alarming drop of water that run in long, flowing river in the world. According to experts consulted by Greenpeace Brazil, from July the Black River has experienced a recession of more than three meters. Technically, the situation can be referred to extreme drought. So if the water recedes, the navigation can be unfeasible in certain stretches of the river, leaving a few isolated communities. Ticuna Indians who come to Tabatinga to trade fear that the situation worse.
A dump near Manaus, the river Manaquiri presents a desolate appearance. Greenpeace diagnosis is grim: "The drought has left the dry river and killed thousands of fish. The canoes and boats have been stranded on the sand. The dead fish odor and create beautiful Amazon seems a dump. The population living in the region, totally dependent on rivers, suffers to move and access to fuel, food and drinking water is restricted.
"The drought this year, so far, is associated with natural variability. But climate change may intensify this phenomenon. The data in this decade show an increase in these extreme events, "says Antônio Manzi, an expert on Amazonian biosphere and atmosphere. According to some projections of Greenpeace, the Amazon rainforest is in danger of disappearing completely. Other reports indicate a less apocalyptic destruction of 83 % of the Amazon in 2100.
Brazil comes to Copenhagen with the responsibility of the highest lung treasure planet, approximately 60% of the 6.9 million square miles of rivers and tributaries that make up the Amazon basin.
Note: Analitica.com
