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DEMAND. Shark fins are highly valued in the Asian market.

Historical record of shark fin exports in Peru and Ecuador

Peru's exports doubled and Ecuador's quadrupled. In the last three years shipments from Ecuador are almost entirely to Peru.

OjoPúblico | 24 Febrero, 2022

DIAGNOSIS. Three national and international specialists analyzed the photos and pointed out that there was "lack of maintenance".

Photos show corrosion on broken pipes from Repsol oil spill

OjoPúblico obtained pictures that show corrosion on the steel tubes that tore from the underwater piping system at Repsol’s oil refinery, La Pampilla.

14 Febrero, 2022

DIAGNOSIS. Three national and international specialists analyzed the photos and pointed out that there was "lack of maintenance".

Photos show corrosion on broken pipes from Repsol oil spill

OjoPúblico obtained pictures that show corrosion on the steel tubes that tore from the underwater piping system at Repsol’s oil refinery, La Pampilla.

14 Feb, 2022

SEAL. FSC certification represents a high standard in timber sustainability, but has also been awarded to companies investigated for illegal logging.

The cracks of FSC certification impact the Amazon

FSC's auditing systems that certify its clients have been found to be flawed around the world, including in Latin America.

30 Enero, 2022

Por Iván Ruíz/ Aramís Castro

SEAL. FSC certification represents a high standard in timber sustainability, but has also been awarded to companies investigated for illegal logging.

The cracks of FSC certification impact the Amazon

FSC's auditing systems that certify its clients have been found to be flawed around the world, including in Latin America.

30 Ene, 2022

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POSTPONED. The implementation of the JDI has neglected the importance of indigenous territories in mitigating the loss of Amazon forests.

Indigenous communities left behind in climate finance

Climate funding to reduce deforestation has increased in the Amazon in recent years, but forest loss continues.

20 Enero, 2022 20 Enero, 2022

20 Ene, 2022

ALARM. Colombia could be losing millions of dollars in taxes because of the way millions of carbon credits are being calculated and paid for in the Amazon.

Colombia's largest project might be selling hot air

Doubts and alerts surrounding the calculation of deforestation in Colombia's largest carbon credit project. What didn't work?

30 Junio, 2021 30 Junio, 2021

30 Jun, 2021

EXTRA DOSES. Sinopharm, CanSino and Sinovac sent 13,500 additional doses to three Latin American countries, according to customs records.

Extra doses and irregular vaccination in Latin American

The Chinese laboratories Sinopharm, Cansino and Sinovac sent thousands of extra doses of their Covid-19 vaccines, as part of their clinical trials.

15 Junio, 2021 15 Junio, 2021

15 Jun, 2021

ANCIENT. Half of the wood that Peru has exported in the last 8 years has been shihuahuaco.

Between the lobby and the commercial demand of shihuahuaco

Despite over-exploitation, authorities do not include shihuahuaco on the red list.

8 Junio, 2021 8 Junio, 2021

8 Jun, 2021

STRATEGY. Peruvian companies implicated in the Yacu Kallpa case have continued to extract and export forest products, including species categorized as vulnerable.

Sanctioned Peruvian Loggers Reinvent Themselves

After the veto to export timber to the U.S., loggers reinvented themselves to continue taking these products to the Dominican Republic and Mexico.

28 Mayo, 2021 28 Mayo, 2021

28 Mayo, 2021

MEASUREMENTS. Some countries exempted pharmaceutical companies from confidentiality agreements, anti-lawsuit clauses, and taxes.

Goverments gave benefits to pharmaceutical companies

An analysis finds that 13 Latin American countries changed their laws in order to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine.

9 Marzo, 2021 9 Marzo, 2021

9 Mar, 2021