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From owner-irn-hidrovia@igc.org Tue Sep 30 15:10:23 1997
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:26:09 -0400
From: IRN.Latin.America.office@igc.org


To: Hidrovia list

Subject: Paraguay River soy spill

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SOY BARGE RUNS AGROUND ON PARAGUAY RIVER
Source: Folha do Estado, Cuiaba', Sept. 16, 1997

        Defenders of the feasibility of navigatione Hidrovia
Paraguay-Parana' have suffered another setback. A barge carrying 340 tons
of soy from the port of Caceres to Corumba' ran aground three kilometers
below the mouth of the Rio Jauru.
        Following efforts in vain to free the barge from a sand bank, the
crew opted to dump a quantity of the grains into the Paraguay River. The
high concentration of oil in the soy caused poisoning of fish who consume=
d
the grain.
        Despite the fact that the accident took place one week ago, none =
of
the agencies responsible for environmental protection took any steps.

Rancher Denounces that Soy is Killing Birds
Source: Gazeta, Cuiab=E1 Sept. 26, 1997

        The spilling of hundreds of tons of soy in the Paraguay River cou=
ld
be causing an ecological disaster. Hundreds of birds of the Pantanal such
as tuiuius and taimas are dying near the Taima ecological reserve, where
about 340 tons of soy were dumped by the crew of a barge train two weeks
ago.
        This denuncation was made by rancher Naide Fontes,  owner of
"Barranco Vermelho'', and by tour guide Arildo Farias da Silva. Without a=
ny
scientific studies, they believe that the birds may have been poisoned by
ingesting large quantities of soy grains.
        Riverine populations tried to save some birds by grabbing them by
the throat to try to get them to vomit the grains, but without success. T=
he
taimas migrate to the Pantanal this time of year to nest.
        The regional manager of FEMA (Mato Grosso state environmental
agency) does not think that the spilled soy could have caused environment=
al
damage.



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      Glenn Switkes, Director, Latin America Program,
           International Rivers Network
              1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California 94703-1576, USA
                  Tel. (510) 848 1155   Fax (510) 848 1008
                        http://www.irn.org

          South America:
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