Its not all about the Loricads

[SilverDub]

I spent some time trying to create awarness and (links) to areas of knowledge regarding the situation in the Amazon Basin.

It's really very scary and sadly its the begining of the end as far as I am concerned. China has been forging (no pun intended) a very strong relationship with Brazil over the last decade and are pumping billions into the country in exchange mainly for heavy metal to feed there raw material monster.

It won't just be pleco's that disappear before our very eyes it will be massive areas of the entire Amazon Basin.


Please take a look around this page I'm sorry it won't be nice reading especially when the penny drops

"Roughly 83% of the Amazon rainforest is still intact, and a principal factor in the Amazon’s survival has been its remoteness. But now a series of large–scale industrial developments threaten to transform the Amazon into a center for extraction of raw materials for export"

"Once built, these dams would provide the power and transport needed to move large quantities of resources out of the Amazon"

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/latin-america/amazon-basin

Please read all the associated links on Rio Xingu, Rio Madeira, Rio Aragauia, Rio Tapajos, Rio Tocantins etc....the list goes on, please tell your friends.

A crime against OUR atmosphere & OUR planet is taking place right under our noses and the world barely knows anything about it.

Even the humble bristlenose (wild) could be a very rare fish again one day :dk:

 

[SilverDub]

Some interesting articles, some highlighting the under hand tactics used by corrupt officals. Shame on all involved.

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/blog/zachary-hurwitz/2011-6-6/doubts-prevail-belo-monte-protests-continue

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/blog/zachary-hurwitz/2011-8-11/legal-status-belo-monte-built-house-cards

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/latin-america/amazon-basin/araguaia-tocantins-rivers - "to lower the cost for soya beans for export"

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/node/1048

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/internationalrivers/sets/72157627495828650/with/6070797995/

 

[SilverDub]

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[bigbird]

silverdub, there have been so many threads on this issue, that I think it has run its course. :thumbup:

 

[NeoCult]

I hate it, dunno what else to say to be honest so much species are going to be lost inc my favourite L046 nevermind many that are yet to be discovered

There is a BBC documentary worth watching called lost land of the jaguar too which shows just how vast and full of life these places are

 

[SilverDub]

Fair enough Bigbird I like your honesty, I don't visit here very often anymore.

I am very passionate and angry about the matter (as you may have noticed?) I wish we could raise an army to protest on the Brazilian Embassies through out the world make the world notice.

 

[zeebo]

I think many of us feel the same ,but not much we can do ............


''money talks / anything in it's way walks''

beyond sad


Georgie

 

[Mooo]

If you want to bring awareness to the amazons basin & surrounding areas plight and imminent destruction, I urge you to start a Facebook page on it..I am sure you will get many followers..