André Schröder
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André Schröder
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Reposted by André Schröder
Brazil is pushing the Tapajós River waterway as one of the main Amazon shipping corridors and preparing it for privatization, which will enable regular dredging and maintenance to improve its capacity.

@schroder.bsky.social reports on @mongabay.com

news.mongabay.com/2025/11/amaz...
Amazon Indigenous groups fight soy waterway as Brazil fast-tracks dredging
The Tapajós supported Indigenous people for millennia, but now vessels, pollution and waves may disrupt their lives.
news.mongabay.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by André Schröder
Mining giant Vale has obtained a preliminary license for its Bacaba project, the first step toward doubling its copper production in the Brazilian Amazon over the next decade.

@schroder.bsky.social for @mongabay.com

news.mongabay.com/2025/10/copp...
Copper rush pushes Vale to ramp up mining near Amazonian protected areas
The metal needed in electric cars and solar panels comes with a high cost for Amazonian communities.
news.mongabay.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Under this ideology, illegal gold miners — as well as land invaders, illegal loggers and other newcomers — are seen as allies by the military because they cooperate with the occupation plan."

My new article for @mongabay.bsky.social edited by @alexdesanti.bsky.social.
September 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM