http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/ en-us 2003-12-11T15:20:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/001003.html It was a beautiful star gazing night last night and almost everyone was out on deck. The moon rose late and the lights on deck were off because we are in transit. In the distance, against the silhouette of... Amazon Team 2003-12-11T15:20:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000999.html Amazon Team 2003-12-10T13:20:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000985.html As we approached Alter do Chao the landscape became incredibly beautiful. There are beaches with white sand, little colourful canoes, a little resort in Para! Alter do Chao is just up the Tapajos river beyond Santarem. We are in... Amazon Team 2003-12-08T20:00:05-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000978.html While the riverboat was up the Uruara river visiting communities, the Arctic Sunrise stopped in Prainha,the main town in the municipality where the local community wants to create the extractive reserve Renascer (Reborn). >From the ship, we could see... Amazon Team 2003-12-07T20:40:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000974.html We arrived last night in the small town of Santa Maria on the Uruara river. The first thing we saw was a big log yard and as we docked we could tell this was a town with a bit... Amazon Team 2003-12-04T10:20:06-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000965.html Spotting a monkey in the Amazon isn't as easy as you might think and we are always looking to the tree tops for a rare glimpse. But the first monkey our team spotted on this trip was not swinging... Amazon Team 2003-12-02T10:20:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000945.html There are days that test my faith in the human race, and then there are days so inspiring, so full of hope and determination that I truly believe if we work together we can make this world a better... Amazon Team 2003-11-30T13:20:06-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000944.html Most communities in the region are catholic, but there are a few that are not. On the Guajara river, the community of Ipiranga is divided into catholic on the left shore and evangelical right shore. We left the Captao... Amazon Team 2003-11-29T08:20:04-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000943.html Amazon Team 2003-11-28T08:20:08-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000939.html As we came back to the Arctic Sunrise today we saw a huge cloud of smoke, a large forest fire that had burned all night long. Such a disgusting sight to see a few naked trees left and some... Amazon Team 2003-11-27T22:20:27-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000938.html Amazon Team 2003-11-27T07:40:03-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000934.html We don't always need to go into t he forest to see a bit of Amazon biodiversity, sometimes the wildlife comes to us. Our most frequent and abundant guest are not the loggers, not even the community people, but... Amazon Team 2003-11-26T15:20:17-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000909.html Before I even had my morning cup of tea some community leaders arrived on the riverboat and said that the loggers are planning a protest against us today. Gomes said we may have to move to the Arctic Sunrise... Amazon Team 2003-11-23T21:20:03-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000907.html Despite all the people on the riverboat, it was a quiet morning and as a slowly woke up, I'm not much of a morning person, I could see the sun rise over the community of Irapi from my hammock.... Amazon Team 2003-11-21T22:00:12-05:00 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/amazon/archives/000901.html I'm finally beginning to settle in to being in the Amazon. The bugs weren't so bad and everyone was excited about the results from the day. We set sail down the Jaurucu to Batata, a local village, in the... Amazon Team 2003-11-21T06:20:05-05:00