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Amazonia UNDER PRESSURE BAJO PRESIÓN COORDINATOR SUPPORT deforestation deforestación fires quemas roads vías hidropower hidrelétricas mining minería oil&gAs hidrocarburos Amazonia extends over 7.8 million km2 and contains tremendous socioenvironmental diversity shared by : 9 countries Approximately 33 million people More than 370 native peoples (estimated total population of 1.6 million people) PROTECTED AREAS cover an area of 1,837,973 km2 23.6% of Amazonia INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES constitute an area of 2,073,097 km2 26.6% of Amazonia Overall protected areas and indigenous territories currently constitute 3,577,513 km2 45.9% of Amazonia (after excluding the overlaps involving different categories) Recent evidence of an estimated 129 small indigenous communities considered “ISOLATED” by governments and researchers AMAZON GEOREFERENCED SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION NETWORK WWW.RAISG.SOCIOAMBIENTAL.ORG RAISG French Guiana Suriname Guyana Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Brasil
