Through his own story, the photographer José Tezza shows what he viewed around Manaus, Amazonas: the relationship between the children and the river. Click to see galery
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Rurrenabaque, from illegal wood to tourism
A municipality in the Bolivian Amazon abandons wood exploitation to invest in ecotourism. Today, this activity is its main development tool. Click to see image gallery
Humala’s plans for the Amazon
A new policy for the Amazon Rainforest is being shaped by Peru’s recently elected government, with a policy of sustainability, plans for conservation and the encouraging of new energy sources.
Most of the Brazilian Biodiesel is produced from soybean oil
Studies show that this predominance generates environmental, economic and social impacts.
El Espectador: Amazon: From the bark and rubber to the goldrush
The presence of large mining companies in Colombia interested in extracting all the gold they can, is unleashing a chain of reactions by the impacts of large-scale mining.
Construction works cause a reduction of conservation units
Due to the Tapajós Hydroelectric Complex, five units will have their areas reduced. Protected areas in the Amazon are being threatened.
Climate will affect the relationship between the Andes and the Amazon
Around 40% of the Amazon river’s volume, and many of the nutrients it carries, originate in the Andes.
Transgenics on the loose in Peru
The government issues a decree allowing the uncontrolled entry of transgenics. Specialists evaluate that the Amazon will be the most damaged.