Amazon Road: The Interoceanic HighwayAll Things Considered, Monday, September 14
When completed, the Interoceanic Highway will stretch across South America from the Atlantic to the Pacific, creating an overland trade route to Asia for economic giant Brazil. The last leg of the road is being finished now in Peru, and, as NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports, is causing a great deal of controversy. Its route takes it right through the heart of the Peruvian Amazon - one of the most biodiverse places in the world.
Amazon Road: Gold Rush
All Things Considered, Tuesday, September 15
Record level gold prices are creating a gold rush in Peru, and the country's illegal alluvial mines are growing ever larger. To find enough gold to make a plain wedding band, at least 20 metric tons of rock or earth has to be moved, and highly poisonous mercury is used in the refining process. Entire stretches of the Amazon forest are being laid waste and the Peruvian government says there is little they can do to stop it. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.
Amazon Road: Brazil Nuts
All Things Considered, Wednesday, September 16
Most of the people in the town of Alerta near the Brazilian border live off the forest, either engaged in illegal logging or involved in the 100-year-old tradition of Brazil nut harvesting. Brazil nuts grow on huge trees in the forest and are gathered by hand. Conservationists say it's an eco-friendly way to take advantage of the rainforest's bounty. But Brazil nut areas are being threatened by poor farmers who slash and burn to grow crops, and by illegal logging. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.
Amazon Road: A Rainforest Ark
All Things Considered, Thursday, September 17
Peru’s rainforest is one of the most biodiverse in the world. Environmentalists say that as population grows globally and climate change affects habitat, more and more species are becoming extinct. Because of this, important places on the planet need to be protected to act as a kind of Noah's ark. The Peruvian Amazon is one such place. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports on conservation groups there that are coming up with innovative new ways to protect it.
Hear All Things Considered every weekday, 4 - 6:30 p.m. on WGVU FM 88.5/95.3.
When completed, the Interoceanic Highway will stretch across South America from the Atlantic to the Pacific, creating an overland trade route to Asia for economic giant Brazil. The last leg of the road is being finished now in Peru, and, as NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports, is causing a great deal of controversy. Its route takes it right through the heart of the Peruvian Amazon - one of the most biodiverse places in the world.
Amazon Road: Gold Rush
All Things Considered, Tuesday, September 15
Record level gold prices are creating a gold rush in Peru, and the country's illegal alluvial mines are growing ever larger. To find enough gold to make a plain wedding band, at least 20 metric tons of rock or earth has to be moved, and highly poisonous mercury is used in the refining process. Entire stretches of the Amazon forest are being laid waste and the Peruvian government says there is little they can do to stop it. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.
Amazon Road: Brazil Nuts
All Things Considered, Wednesday, September 16
Most of the people in the town of Alerta near the Brazilian border live off the forest, either engaged in illegal logging or involved in the 100-year-old tradition of Brazil nut harvesting. Brazil nuts grow on huge trees in the forest and are gathered by hand. Conservationists say it's an eco-friendly way to take advantage of the rainforest's bounty. But Brazil nut areas are being threatened by poor farmers who slash and burn to grow crops, and by illegal logging. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.
Amazon Road: A Rainforest Ark
All Things Considered, Thursday, September 17
Peru’s rainforest is one of the most biodiverse in the world. Environmentalists say that as population grows globally and climate change affects habitat, more and more species are becoming extinct. Because of this, important places on the planet need to be protected to act as a kind of Noah's ark. The Peruvian Amazon is one such place. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports on conservation groups there that are coming up with innovative new ways to protect it.
Hear All Things Considered every weekday, 4 - 6:30 p.m. on WGVU FM 88.5/95.3.
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