The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has pledged another $100 million toward efforts to establish and protected areas across the Andes-Amazon landscape.
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IPS: Deforestation in the Andes triggers an Amazon “Tsunami”
Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.
The Upano River before was full of fish
“This river was not contaminated before, it was clear and full of fish, when people began to live in the margins, everything changed”.
The Páramo of the Virgin, the highest part of the road Quito – Amazon
The Paramo of the Virgin is the highest point (4,000 meters) of the road east of the country. Is one of the main water reservoirs of Quito.
The encounter of Papallacta and Quijos rivers
The Papallacta River waters (left) supply the great river Quijos, named for ancient pre-Columbian inhabitants of the region.
Papallacta, strategic place
Despite being a strategic place to contain reserves of drinking water for Quito, Papallacta does not have a adequate system for wastewater treatment.
“Water is a crucial basis for Baños”
For the inhabitants of Baños, the appearance of the Virgin of Agua Santa is the reason for miraculous waters that attract tourists from around the world.
“During these years we have achieved a very nice friendship with nature”
The Mantle of the Bride makes a couple living 20 years in the region not to abandon their dreams and projects.
“The river is eating away the land”
Fermin and Cristina, in Arapicos have problems with the lack of drinking water and river pollution.
“This peace is not found elsewhere”
Germanico Montenegro, from the Puerto Mirador the Amazon tells how river gives life and peace.