Brazil’s government has given the formal go-ahead for the building on a tributary of the Amazon of the world’s third biggest hydroelectric dam.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
BBC: Peru battles rabid vampire bats after 500 people bittenPeru launches a forest conservation program
Peru’s health ministry has sent emergency teams to a remote Amazon region to battle an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats.According to the government, 54 of its 72 million hectares will be protected. However, there are still some legal loopholes and threats to the Amazon Rainforest.
Illegal land occupation in Terra Legal
A land regulation program launched last year by Lula’s government has been the target of controversies involving an increase in illegal occupation of Amazon Rainforest estates.
Ecuador shows the political will to save the Yasuní
The government of Ecuador turns back and accepts a partnership with the UN to create a fund against the exploitation of oil in one of the most preserved regions in the Amazon Rainforest.